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Can Wireless Sensor Technology Make Us Happier People?

treehugger
January 21st, 2013

Technology has become an integral part of daily life both in the home and at the workplace, causing people to ask the question: does technology make us happier?

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Improving Medical Education In Rwanda

OdeWire
January 18th, 2013

Global health has focused on the material aspects of healthcare delivery in impoverished countries, such as building clinics and hospitals and increasing access to cheap medications and vaccinations. While all of these things are incredibly important, a new focus on health education and training must be made to achieve sustainability.

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The Greenest Office Building In The World Is About To Open In Seattle

Co.EXIST
January 15th, 2013

Seattle is about to become home to the Bullitt Center- a structure that is being hailed as the most energy-efficient and greenest commercial office building in the world.

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Ethiopia To Push Health Scorecard For African Continent

VoiceOfAmerica
January 12th, 2013

Ethiopia’s recent success in improving health standards has made it a model for uniform health reform throughout Africa, and the country’s government has partnered with USAID to help reach the goal of reducing child mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa by two-thirds by 2015.

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The Next Mars Invasion Will Be Oil-Drilling Robots That Don’t Cause Spills

Co.EXIST
January 11th, 2013

The same technology that allows Mars Rovers to prevent their own accidents as they drill in space is now being applied to mechanisms back on Earth- with the hope of creating safer oil drilling techniques with less spills.

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This App Lets Activists Pass Around Information When The Government Is Watching

Co.EXIST Video
January 20th, 2013

During the last election in Uganda, the government blocked text messages about voting. Abayima is a new service that helps overcome this problem by using SIM cards as communication devices.

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Underwater Robots Listen For Call Of Endangered Right Whales

treehugger
January 16th, 2013

With fewer than 500 right whales remaining in the wild, the species has been devastated. Shipping accidents account for many deaths, but now, new technology uses underwater robots that pick up calls from the whales and alerts nearby researchers of their location, who can then take action to protect them.

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Drink This Probiotic Coffee And Maybe You’ll Escape This Winter’s Many Strains Of Illness

Co.EXIST
January 14th, 2013

By finding a way to keep good bacteria alive even in hot temperatures, the new coffee beverage developed by Ganeden Biotech delivers a kick of caffeine as well as health-boosting probiotics meant to aid your immune system.

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A Sustainable Garbage Bag That Reveals Its Contents Before It’s Thrown Out

GOOD
January 11th, 2013

Dutch designers Waarmakers have created sustainable, transparent garbage bags for discarding unwanted items that are still in good condition. The hope is that the bags will be left out in the street and seen by passerby, who will then pick them up and make use of the contents.

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Water Treatment System Uses Salt And Electricity To Provide Clean Drinking Water To Thousands

GOOD
January 10th, 2013

The portable water treatment system WaterStep M-100 is made from ordinary materials and uses electrolysis to produce chlorine gas for disinfecting water. The process only requires table salt and a car battery and can produce enough water for about 10,000 people per day.

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