The Deutsche Fotothek has uploaded a mind-blowing portfolio of around 3,500 drawings and documents by German visionary Karl Hans Janke. Via BibliOdyssey, where you can find a selection and an introduction in English about the man and his work.
DIY Low-Tech Windmills
October 3, 2009 by Filed Under: Africa, DIY, Wind Power, Windmills
Low-tech energy revolution in Africa by William Kamkwamba and the Moving Windmills Project. Simple diagram (pdf). Image by Tom Rielly (TED).
Cargohopper
Cargohopper is an electric road train for package delivery in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Last month, all the energy it consumed was generated by the solar panels while driving (source). This is possible because of its very low maximum speed of 20 km/h or 12 mph. An extra solar panel will be installed on the truck in order to get the same results during the winter season.
Too Many (African) Babies?
September 30, 2009 by Filed Under: Consumption, Population growth
Rapid population growth in the developing world does not significantly contribute to rising greenhouse gas emissions and focusing on the population explosion in poor countries diverts attention from the far more serious issue of over-consumption in rich countries, according to a new study. Introduction. Paper (pdf). Opinion.
Vintage Alloy Tools
September 16, 2009 by Filed Under: Hand tools
Alloy Artifacts: online resource for 20th century hand tools and the companies that made them. Via Makezine.
Good Question
September 16, 2009 by Filed Under: Quotes, Technology
“How much of what we readily identify as ‘progress’ in urban-industrial society is really the undoing of evils inherited from the last round of technological innovation?” Quoted from: “Where the Wasteland Ends
