Harvesting water in our community might be the difference between survival and financial-resources death. Brad Lancaster, an expert in rain harvesting and water management, offers a solution to harvest over 378.000 liters of rainwater per year, reducing environmental and financial costs in our community. For more information about his projects: + rainwater harvesting
Archivo de categoría: Inspiración
Where is the Green ?
NOA satellite gives us a detail insight of where the vegetation grows. We can now see to an amazing degree of detail which parts of the planet is covered in green and which are bare. + go to interactive map
Startup Engineering course by Standford
Again something from Coursera, a free 10 weeks course to learn some basic programming skills on how to build an Internet-mobile startup (by Standford University) Course Syllabus The syllabus is optimized to enable students to iterate on their final projects as soon as possible, with technical material in the first half of the class andSigue leyendo «Startup Engineering course by Standford»
Tribute to Mark Twain
Excerpt from Mark Twain’s autobiography «For many years I believed that I remembered helping my grandfather drink his whisky toddy when I was six weeks old but I do not tell about that anymore now; I am growing old and my memory is not as active as it used to be. When I was younger,Sigue leyendo «Tribute to Mark Twain»
Loos-en-Gohelle, pueblo minero reconvertido a pueblo sostenible
En la zona Norte de Francia, en la región del Paso de Calais el pueblo de Loos-en-Gohelle se vio obligado a reinventarse. En el año 1990 la actividad minera de la región se desmantela y da paso a una etapa de transición hacia un nuevo modelo. En un inicio se apostó por la creación deSigue leyendo «Loos-en-Gohelle, pueblo minero reconvertido a pueblo sostenible»
Free courses on-line
We all enjoy Coursera, a way to access free education. Now the MIT also offers us a way to use their teaching materials. Because knowledge can make a difference, thanks.
SunWater crowdfunding campaign
Pumping irrigation systems in poor countries are most of the times unafordable by the families. Paul Polak has designed a solar pumping system that reduces in 80% the cost of a traditional fotovoltaic powered systems. They are raising 50.000USD, want to participate? + info
Self assembling
Can you imagine a technology that wipes out all the complex assembling processes in the manufacturing industry? {youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIEhi_sAkU8}
Inhabitants wanted – Mars 2023
The space race has always been expensive. We have been talking about the need of finding new planets for the last decades; new places to exploit, new natural resources to replace those we have depleted in Earth, new planets to keep growing, but who is going to pay for the investment needed? At a momentSigue leyendo «Inhabitants wanted – Mars 2023»
Svalbard Global Seed Vault – Bóveda del fin del mundo
If you were one of the most wealthy countries in the world and you were managing one of the biggest sovereign funds of our planet, would you consider creating the biggest seedbank ever to provide insurance against the loss of seeds in a global crises or after a continuous genetic modification of our seeds? NorwaySigue leyendo «Svalbard Global Seed Vault – Bóveda del fin del mundo»
