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“Small is beautiful.” So goes the title of British economist, E.F. Schumacher’s manifesto. While his appropriate technology movement has been […]

One of the best examples of a widespread unmet need being met by a simple innovation was recognized last year,

Adam Creighton flatly states that InStove institutional rocket stoves are the very best. “We are the closest to a perfect

Today’s population of 7.2 billion people is projected to reach about 9.6 billion by 2050. This is an increase of

This story was told in collaboration with our partners at the MIT Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation. To learn more

This story was originally featured on the Laka Architektura blog. To learn more about the Laka: Architecture that Reacts Competition visit their

In 2009, pediatricians at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre, Malawi partnered with bioengineering professors at the Rice 360˚

This story was originally featured on bcg.perspectives by The Boston Consulting Group as part of a BCG alumni feature. Karen von Bismarck

Every day TEL receives emails from communities across the globe asking for assistance with technology implementation. One such email was

A bicycle-powered potato slicer is not what you would expect to come out of the workshop of a team of