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08.18.10: Phil Patton
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric CarReview of Mitsubishi's i-MiEV electric car.
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08.12.10: Peter Wolf
Pet ProjectsEssay on design as an underutilized force for the humane treatment of animals.
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08.09.10: Meena Kadri
Tinkers, Hackers, Farmers, CraftersInterview with Emeka Okafor, founder of Maker Faire Africa.
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07.13.10: Phil Patton
Murray T.25 City CarReport on Gordon Murray's conversion from revolutionary race car designer to creator of one of the greenest city cars ever.
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06.23.10: William Underhill
D-Rev Blue Star Jaundice TreatmentReport on Blue Star, D-Rev's affordable jaundice treatment for newborn babies in the developing world.
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06.17.10: Krista Donaldson
The Real Cost of FreeDo you give the poor farmer a pump if you know it will transform her crops and move her family from just scraping by into the middle class? It’s hard to say no, isn’t it? But you should.
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04.08.10: Amanda Hurley
Hold Your Sawhorses!Brazilian architecture firm StudioMK27 creates a controversial furniture collection based on the designs of construction workers.
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03.26.10: Jonathan Schultz
One World FutbolReport on One World Futbol produced by Hope Is a Game-Changer.
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03.17.10: Phil Patton
One Car Per FamilyReport on Yves Béhar's design for a new "people's car."
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01.28.10: Ernest Beck
GlobalTapReport on prototype for GlobalTap water refilling stations.
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01.05.10: Rick Landesberg
The Bleating EdgeRick Landesberg's photo of an innovative design in Haiti for keeping goats in their place.
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12.10.09: Julie Lasky
Bigshot CameraReport on a camera that children assemble to learn about science and engineering principles.
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12.04.09: Jane Withers
In Praise of ShadowsEssay adapted from "In Praise of Shadows: New European Lighting Design," presented at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, September 19–October 18, 2009.
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10.01.09: The Editors
And Speaking of Sustainability...Proceedings of a 2003 seminar about Timeship, a visionary project designed by Stephen Valentine for storing the frozen remains of people awaiting reanimation.
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09.22.09: Andrea Codrington
Freeplay Fetal Heart Rate MonitorReport on the Freeplay fetal heart rate monitor, which won the 2009 INDEX award in the Body category.
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09.18.09: Ernest Beck
PeepoobagReport on Peepoobag, a new self-sanitizing, single-use, biodegradable container for human waste.
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09.09.09: Jane Margolies
Pig 05049Report on Pig 05049, a book cataloging all of the products made from a single pig, which won the 2009 INDEX award in the Playful Learning category
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09.09.09: Ernest Beck
Chulha StoveReport on the Chulha stove designed by Philips to reduce indoor air pollution in developing countries.
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09.09.09: William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
The Doers ClubDesign prodigy William Kamkwamba recalls building a windmill to generate electricity for his village in Malawi, Africa.
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08.29.09: Phil Patton
Triple-Digit InflationPhil Patton questions GM's sustainability claims for its Chevrolet Volt electric car.
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