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Paris Autolib: From Bike-Sharing to Car-Sharing!
Following the popularity of bike sharing programs, it seems only natural that cities begin to offer a rental electric car service—and this is exactly what the city of Paris is planning to initiate. Having been a leader among global cities in the movement to implement a successful bike sharing system, Paris will now tackle cars in an effort to relieve traffic congestio
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Urban Rooftop Farming: the Answer to Our Sustainable Food Crisis?
Montreal-based agribusiness, Lufa Farms, just might have the solution we’ve been looking for in the global fight to move towards more sustainable food production practices. Lufa Farms grows produce in greenhouses constructed on top of buildings in Montreal. The food Read More ›
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Skype In The Classroom: An International Social Network For Teachers
Skype realizes full well its software is used by many school teachers and students from around the globe, and has announced that it has built a dedicated social network to help them connect, collaborate and exchange knowledge and teaching resources Read More ›
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Easier translations for Japanese relief workers
Several relief workers in Japan who don’t speak Japanese were able to obtain a free tool that lets them speak into their phones and get an instant translation -– all without a cell phone signal or Internet connection, thanks to Read More ›
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It Flies! FESTO’s Smart Bird
Festo’s Bionic Learning Network has been creating robots based off of nature’s biological secrets for years now, but their SmartBird is a step ahead of the game. Modeled after a seagull, the SmartBird uses a single drive system for flight – Read More ›
$300 to House the Poor
David A. Smith, the founder of the Affordable Housing Institute (AHI) tells us that “markets alone will never satisfactorily house a nation’s poorest citizens…whether people buy or rent, housing is typically affordable to only half of the population.” The result? Smith Read More ›
Condom Finder App by NYC Health
Recognizing that sometimes love can’t wait, the New York City Health Department is making it quick and easy to find free condoms around the city. On Monday, the department released a well-timed app for finding a nearby distribution point. “You Read More ›
$75 One Laptop Per Child tablet
Yves Behar/fuseproject’s update to the One Laptop Per Child machine, the stunning XO-3, is a touchscreen tablet device slated for 2012 release with a surprising (and at this point, presumably theoretical) $75 price point. Says fuseproject Program Manager Melissa Guthrie, Read More ›
Eve Blossom on Socially Responsible Business
Founded in 2004, Lulan now supports over 650 weavers, spinners, dyers and finishers in weaving cooperatives in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and India. She stressed that Lulan does what culturally fits for each country, and with any cooperative they work Read More ›
Ecobicis Project Launched in Mexico City
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrad introduced Ecobici, a bike sharing service modelled on Vélib in Paris. The project was launched in 2010 in Mexico D.F. and 1,100 bikes were installed and can be picked up in 85 points around the city.
One Laptop Per Child
The OLPC XO-1, previously known as the $100 Laptop and Children’s Machine is an inexpensive subnotebook computer intended to be distributed to children in developing countries around the world[1]. One Laptop Per Child mission is to create educational opportunities for Read More ›