Archive for November, 2008
Wind-Powered Bicycle Headlights
Posted on 11. Nov, 2008 by Charles Tsai.
For cyclists, wind is often your enemy. But now it can be your friend. Students in Taiwan have invented a device that will harness wind power to run bicycle headlights. They unveiled their gadget at the 2008 National Wind Power Invention Contest and won an award. The wind-powered bicycle headlight utilizes head-on wind, while [...]
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Earth Island Institute
Posted on 07. Nov, 2008 by Charles Tsai.
The New Leaders Initiative (NLI) grows environmental leadership by raising the profile of young emerging environmental leaders in North America, celebrating their achievements, and providing them with the skills, resources, and relationships to lead effective campaigns and projects. NLI honors the legacy of David Brower — firebrand environmentalist, community activist, and founder of Earth Island [...]
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Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams
Posted on 06. Nov, 2008 by Charles Tsai.
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams is a national grants initiative of the Lemelson-MIT Program to foster inventiveness among high school students. InvenTeams composed of high school students, teachers and mentors are asked to collaboratively identify a problem that they want to solve, research the problem, and then develop a prototype invention as an in-class or extracurricular project. Grants of up [...]
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A Relay for Salmon Unites Cultures and People
Posted on 06. Nov, 2008 by Charles Tsai.
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