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International Finance Corporation (IFC:a member of the World Bank Group) recently has discussed about Safe Water for All, a report about the opportunities for the private sector in work for the mission to bring clean water to the base of the pyramid. The challenges are for pricing and the many different approaches like business models, , technologies, legal structures that can be seen in...read

The seven finalists in the 2010 challenge to the Designing for Education - a competition for designers with the participation of students to dream and to find solutions to the problems of children in the developing world - are fiendishly clever. They have everything from e-health (a schedule of soap) for education for the blind (Braille-embossed mat) for the health of girls' (a maxi pad made of...read

In Vienna between the two world wars a peculiar style of furniture and interior design had developed which differed significantly. Viennese furniture and interior design were famous expecially for variety, details and high standards of skills. The firstof works were abanded in the years before the First World War, these new ideas continued to be influential during and after the Second World...read

A green community housing up to 320,000 people, and designed by British architects could born north west of Seoul. The city is though to have green industries as well as eco friendly homes, and will also incorporate the world's largest bridge, linking North and South Korea. . It will be self-sufficient, requiring, so in this way no fuel inputs from outside the city. This respect the Masdar...read

Today we own everything about technology, everyone have a printer at home, at work or at college , but often we used printing shops service. For me it’s always a problem when I have to print something, at home the toner finish too much soon. And it’s very expansive to get the toner. Whan I see this incredible product I though “That’s great, it’s the right solution for me”. A new...read

New York City-based motion design agency Fury recently completed work on a series of self-motivated pieces that take an unusual approach to promoting world peace. Even with four spots in the can and five more in the works, the idea continues to evolve; today Fury shows a Peace Rant Project website where motion designers can create their own versions of the stylized peace message. There will...read

Today Hasbro will launch Monopoly City Streets, a real worldwide game of the classic games Monopoly. The traditional street in the game will be true streets all over the world with the help of Google Maps. Players start with 3 million Monopoly $ in the bank, and with that money Players you can buy an address and build a structure to stake your claim . The structure could be a cheap house,...read

The World Wide Web, or also known as Web 3.0, indicates the current Web superimposing a layer of meaning, to allow access to available data from systems that use the method of reasoning of man. This mode of use of artificial intelligence will allow the driver to drive people to the information they need, instead of viewing the information sought in the form of simple search results. Web 3.0...read

Innovation is fundamental to creating a better world than we know today. Joel Barker and Debbie Kennedy has put a question to the leaders and innovators in the United States and in ten other countries: What is the biggest challenge in these turbulent times in order to introduce new ideas Over 2000 people responded: 23% through the overload of information given 77% resistance to change...read

Remember when there was no possibility of a Wi-Fi in coffee chains or large airports or hotels popular? There will ever look the whole day without finding one? Now, Wi-Fi is everywhere. An estimated half a billion users around the world using Wi-Fi for about 2 billion devices, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance in Austin, Texas, which certifies and promotes the technology standard Wi-Fi. Yet...read

Against all odds, Quirky has evolved rapidly from a strange but good idea into a profitable business. Quirky is probably the most interesting experiment in that the products are designed and produced quickly. But when they were launched, it seemed crazy and instead have just scored an impressive $ 6 million in Series A venture financing. Here's how it works: The site is open to any Thomas...read

Ford launches "your ideas" on its interactive website for consumers, (www.thefordstory.com), welcomes visitors to present, share, review all the ideas characteristic of each automotive The Web portal is the latest demonstration of Ford's commitment to contribute to the exchange of ideas, to develop the next must-have technology, and guide the spirit of open innovation. Ford has been...read

Sandbox is a global community of exceptional young people who create ideas. Their goal is to build a community of trust important for young achievers in the world and exploit this dynamic capability of an impact. It gives the opportunity for its members to share ideas, opportunities and insights with others to promote community worldwide. Sandbox is a dynamic platform to share global...read

NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of maps, traffic data and location worldwide, today announced it has expanded its portfolio of content with a new product by Lonely Planet. It provides NAVTEQ customers with advice on where to stay, eat or spend their time. Lonely Planet for NAVTEQ is a guide that includes points of interest in popular categories such as restaurants, hotels, nightlife and...read

Nike has created another part of its World Cup's future, this time with a skyscraper with LED photo with players and accompanying text. There are exposed beams Johannesburg on 30-story Tower Life Center. The images are accompanied by written 90 meters high up to 57 characters of text generated by users. To make the most spectacular display of Nike, people can submit messages via Twitter and...read

Nike has created another part of its World Cup's future, this time with a skyscraper with LED photo with players and accompanying text. There are exposed beams Johannesburg on 30-story Tower Life Center. The images are accompanied by written 90 meters high up to 57 characters of text generated by users. To make the most spectacular display of Nike, people can submit messages via Twitter and...read

Nike has created another part of its World Cup's future, this time with a skyscraper with LED photo with players and accompanying text. There are exposed beams Johannesburg on 30-story Tower Life Center. The images are accompanied by written 90 meters high up to 57 characters of text generated by users. To make the most spectacular display of Nike, people can submit messages via Twitter and...read

Imagine a tower which not only offers you excellent housing purposes but also beautiful landscape for community use. The multi-floored building which occupies a modern park and a structure which allows its maximum utilization are some of the most necessary features which are required to consider for building greener future of our world. ‘UP’ towers is the name if you want to have all these...read

If you are thinking how to green your business a first step would be to join the World Wildlife Fund's Green Initiative Game Changer, a so-called "crowd-sourcing exercise", where companies are examples of green policies, products and business models that cut down the environmental impact and loss of biodiversity. The initiative is based in the United Kingdom has not yet had the official route,...read

Big news coming from Apple: it was announced the arrival of new software and updates that will be presented during the keynote Monday, June 6, during the annual meeting of the WWDC - Worldwide Developers Conference. As anticipated by Apple, the occasion will be presented the next-generation software: Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS X; iOS 5, the new version of the mobile operating...read