New technology often gets a bad name in its early going. People don´t adapt well to change, and early applications often look clumsy and expensive. It took a long time for microwave ovens, mobile ...

Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Science, University of Technology Sydney Technology can be a wonderful servant but a terrible master. As we know, its applications are not always ...

There is a store in London dedicated to "appropriate technology." It mostly carries products designed to be used in developing countries where there is a weak communications infrastructure. Sadly, ...

Unseen threats are routine for first responders. Knowing whether there is imminent danger is key to getting home safely. This column outlines several cases in which the Chicago, IL, Fire Department ...

The Southern Institute for Appropriate Technology (SIFAT) is a 176-acre facility located in rural Lineville, Alabama that provides opportunities to learn hands-on skill sin the development and use of ...

To this day I remember my “aha” moment when my eighth-grade geography teacher connected the dots representing appropriate technology, politics, culture and humanity’s future. Before that morning’s ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, governments stepped up public education efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing educational programming on local radio stations. Latin American nations took similar ...

Extracted from the Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (London) n.s. 6 (3) 1981, pages 313-323. Maps, tables. Abstract, page 313. The area around Kumasi in Ashanti Region, Ghana, ...

Battery news typically covers the latest, greatest laboratory or industry breakthroughs to push modern devices further and faster. Could you build your own flow battery stationary storage for ...