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Engineers Design an Upgrade for Kenyas Informal Retailers
This article is adapted from a presentation the author gave to IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference at Santa Clara University in September of 2022 — Revolutionizing the Retail Informal...
Indigenous Food Sovereignty Requires Better Data Collection
Indigenous communities are increasingly investing in agriculture to sustain their cultures and economies. Indigenous Peoples have a long history with agriculture — a history that wasn’t always recognized. For...
Green Buildings Can Boost Productivity, Well-Being and Healt...
Most people now recognize the energy savings benefits of green buildings. These buildings use less water, energy and other natural resources. In some cases, they can increase biodiversity, produce...
Its Time to Boost Extreme Heat Resilience in Low-Income US H...
One of the numbers that reveals the consequences of poverty in the United States is the energy burden. Low-income households are projected to pay the highest percentage of their...
A Two-For-One Solution: Repurpose Cardboard Waste to Build H...
What if we could reduce the amount of garbage we produce and build low-cost homes to solve housing shortages using one solution? Discarded boxes, toilet paper rolls and other...
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The La Toma community and others in southeast Colombia have mined gold by hand for hundreds of years, artisanal mining that, until recently, had little impact on local ecosystems....
Amazon CoLab Has Launched with E4C’s Support
Fresh air and new ideas can clean up dirty gold mining operations, and Engineering for Change is proud help...
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Promising Prototypes to Watch in 2022
A wave-powered water desalinator, drones that plant mangroves and mobile greenhouses made our list of promising prototypes to watch...
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It’s Time for a Global Green Certification for ICT
For many of us around the world, COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, is a virtual...
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Engineers Have a Role in Climate Change Solutions: E4C Endorses a Powerful Statement to COP26
Climate change has solutions, and engineers and other technically trained professionals should play key roles in healing the natural...
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NREL Is Fast-Forwarding Emerging Desalination Tech Powered by Wave Energy
Ten competitors in the Waves to Water Prize are advancing emerging technologies to innovate portable wave-powered desalination devices. The...
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Reinventing the Steam Engine
Carl Bielenberg found inspiration in the technological innovations of the Industrial Revolution to alleviate global energy poverty. One look...
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Design for a Warming World
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E4C Visualized: Nine Principles of Design for Development Engineering
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Five Questions With Mark Abbott: Critically Thinking the New Graduate Attributes Framework
While the International Engineering Alliance was nearing completion of its historic revision to the engineering education standards, the Graduate...
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Ten Things You Can Do With a Bicycle
Inventors have recast the bicycle as a cheap power supply for myriad products. The world’s most efficient transportation device...
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