One city, Vancouver in Canada has been supporting electric vehicles, as part of its goals to be the greenest city in the world. Readers in other cities may find these ideas of interest. > more
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According to Indian engineer Balaji Tammabattula, simply photograph an item with the 3D imaging hardware, connect the 3D printer and watch as a duplication of the item is made. > more 
Could manufacturing abuses caused by the need for ever-cheaper products be a partial catalyst for a reversion to local manufacturing? According to China Labor Watch’s latest investigation of five Wal-Mart supplier factories reveals not a single factory has implemented Wal-Mart’s basic standards, and with wages at rates as low as $0.44/hour, questions about the desperate need for change have to be asked. > more 
Boeing has started construction on a second final assembly site for the long-awaited 787 Dreamliner airplane in Charleston, South Carolina. The 787, like the Airbus A380, is a significant aeronautic innovation. > more 
Electricity efficiency is the ‘low-hanging fruit’ of sustainability in cities, and LED street lights (and traffic lights) are one of the solutions appearing on the streets of cities like Ann Arbor, Michigan. > more
Well when the management consultants say it, it must be close to mainstream. Deloitte calls for manufacturing back to the U.S. in the report, and indeed local manufacturing is critical for the development of innovation. In our view, the internet, fuel prices and supply chain improvements have disrupted cost dynamics, meaning manufacturing of a different sort may be here to stay. Read Deloitte’s take here… > more
[youtube]T67SHullDCE[/youtube] VIDEOS, Rwanda — Engineers Without Borders-USA are doing a great job in this Rwanda project. Rather than more political policy, it is these hands-on initiatives that practically help people. Local matters. Local economics, local innovation. That’s the 2thinknow view. Practical small things help people here and now. In this generation, not in 100 years, as may be the macro-level solution. Practical ideas improve lives in positive ways & > more |
      
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