The Blue Diversion Toilet is an off-grid portable potty that filters waste water for washing
[gallery_extend] According to the World Health Organization, some 2.5 billion people lack access to...
How BioLite camping stoves are saving lives in developing countries
Approximately 3 billion people around the world lack access to modern energy, and cook over open flames that billow...
Food Waste is the World's Third Biggest Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A recent study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that the 1.3 billion tons of food discarded...
The Baker Stove is a Safer, Energy-Efficient Cookstove for the Developing World
[gallery_extend] The majority of women in the developing world do their cooking on what is called a...
LIFESAVER Jerrycans Literally Save Lives with 5 Gallons of Pure Drinking Water
[gallery_extend] Gizmag reports that the LIFESAVER Jerrycan eliminates 99.999995 percent of bacteria...
Dual Purpose Bicycle Provides Transportation and Pedal Power!
A dual purpose bicycle (DPB) is a bicycle which can be used for both transportation and for power production. The...
Who Gives A Crap: Crowdfunded Toilet Paper Company to Donate 50% of Profits to Improve Sanitation in Developing World
In just a few short days, a small group of entrepreneurial designers and engineers has raised over $50,000 to fund...
Makeshift Magazine Launch Celebrates Innovative Design in Unlikely Places
[gallery_extend] Each issue features in-depth articles and photography focused on a specific branch...
A Better World by Design Expo Showcases Creative Innovation
[gallery_extend] The conference is collaboratively organized by Brown University and Rhode Island School...
Oracle Beater: Bike-Powered Paper Mill Turns Invasive Plants Into Paper in Ghana
[gallery_extend] Mary Hark’s interest in Kumasi, Ghana began with a year-long Fulbright fellowship...
Tiny Solar Pebble Can Replace Kerosene Lamps in Rural Africa
In the poorest regions of the world, exposure to kerosene kills one person every 20 seconds. That's why we're really...
Nanoparticle Science Helps Create Low-Cost Water Purification Systems
In a study funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, researchers have found...
Cooper-Hewitt Receives 600K to Continue Design for the Other 90% Exhibit
The Rockefeller Foundation just awarded the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City $600,000 to make...
