When I was on a National Geographic crew shooting in the Congo several years ago, batteries were my gods --each one a tiny little idol of power, allowing our cameras to run and our hard drives to spin -- and because we spent most of ...READ»
What is the fastest, most-efficient way to bring technology to the developing world, and who should lead this effort? It's in these countries that technology holds the greatest promise to modernize communications, drive growth, and lift people out of poverty. READ»
According to MIT, some 2.6 billion people in the world don't have access to adequate sanitation--and 10 million of them live in Kenya's impoverished slums. So-called pit latrines -- four walls around a hole in the ground -- actually ...READ»
Grandiosely titled The Universal World House, a new temporary home is being touted as a solution to homelessness and displaced persons in disaster areas around the world. And amazingly it's made of paper.Well, cellulose from recycled ...READ»
