How to fix a bicycle tube
How to fix a bicycle tube… when a glued patch isn’t appropriate: (direct link to the video) “To fix such a problem, we designed a new way of fixing. You can simply tie the place, no need of glue, no … Read more →
Posts in Category ‘Recycle & Reuse’
Bulb 2.0 and Maker Faire Africa 2012
For the price of Kshs. 30 /= (EUR 0.27 or USD 0.35) you’ll manage to pick up this kerosine lamp from a kiosk in Kibera, Kenya: Certainly a great visual update to the famous tin can paraffin lamp which sells … Read more →
Richard Turere Lion lights video
Dear all, Richard Turere, the 13 year old inventor I posted about here, was selected to audition for TED. For his presentation Stefano Cassini and I made him a video. Many people have been asking how to reach Richard. I … Read more →
The Women of Minyore
Kenya-based video journalist Ruud Elmendorp recently compiled this report on the Women of Minyore, who live on a dump site near Nakuru, Kenya and make art out of various plastic waste: “‘Here is where I come every morning to collect … Read more →
Retain, Reuse, Rejoice
We’re currently fighting a bug that has affected our server [Update: Fixed! ], hence the long delay in updating this wonderful blog. Also, we recommend subscribing to this blog (because the bug doesn’t show up on our feed), so if you … Read more →