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IDEA: Improved Ceramic Stoves

Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Cindy, 24, Dominican Republic - Heat “magically” appears to cook food for the majority of U.S. citizens. Life was not that simple when I became a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic. Outside of major cities, families use wood burning open fires to cook their food. Standing over a fire is nostalgic, but certainly not [...]

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IDEA: Solar Wood Kilns

Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Pasha, 19, USA - Solar Wood Kilns. Many wood drying facilities are electrical but a solar powered wood kiln would save tons of money and wood could possibly still be dried at a high rate. The solar wood kiln is a very high tech yet low tech idea. This idea is being explored by my father [...]

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IDEA: Pedicab 2.0

Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Shekhar, 19, India - The main aim of EcoTravelSolutions India is to provide cities and towns in India with eco-friendly and economical travel solutions. With the rising oil prices the usage of cars will be very costly as well as polluting. We will provide solutions as well as implement these solutions in the cities. We aim [...]

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IDEA: Portable Water Filter

Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Annie, 15, USA - A portable filter that can benefit people who need clean water in poorer countries. The filter would be made of aluminum, which can be obtained through recycled soda cans, making it green. The only part that may need replacing is the cotton/cheesecloth, although a terry cloth could be used instead and only [...]

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IDEA: Prosthetic Limb Covering

Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Grayson, 16, USA - Using Bubble Wrap and a flesh colored hose to form a cosmetic covering for endo-skeletal prosthetic limbs to help amputees in developing countries better blend in with their society. I won the grand-prize for a contest sponsored by Sealed Air Corporation for creating this, and have been to Africa twice to implement [...]

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IDEA: Green Fountains

Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Kitzia, 21, Sweden - My project’s purpose is to mainstream the use of reusable bottles and eliminate the pollution caused by the billions of plastic bottles produced each year. Modern consumers love the convenience of bottled drinks, but often don’t realize the problems their actions are causing the earth. I believe there is a need to [...]

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IDEA: Solar Powered Outlet Station

Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Joe, 15, USA - Africa is a large continent with many villages that could benefit from electricity. This is why my invention is a solar powered outlet station. It has many standard, wall-type outlets. This invention could help and could even enable other inventions to work better. For example, the One Laptop Per Child project is [...]

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IDEA: Construction Accident Prevention System

Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

David, 19, USA - Our idea is an interconnected network of construction equipment, named the Construction Accident Prevention System (CAPS). Designed for better safety, this system will center around the orange construction barrels, where we plan to have various sensors discretely placed. When set off by a speeding car going through the sectioned area, the system [...]

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IDEA: Composting Toilet

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Charles Tsai.

Teniera, 15, Vanuatu - Climate change is affecting nowhere on earth more seriously than in the South Pacific, where rising sea levels and increased storms are slowly drowning our small islands. In our coastal village, we have already noticed the impact of sea level rise because our underground wells are mixing with sea water. We have [...]

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IDEA: Solar Food Carts

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Charles Tsai.

Juan Carlo, 20, Philippines - In my country food is everywhere from restaurants, to fast food chains, to rolling stores and even rolling carts, that is because everyone loves to eat. Food carts are the best way to attract people’s attention and can be able to go to different places from urban streets to rural villages. The [...]