Sci Tech Biz Dev

Fighting Poverty with Art

2012-02-13T14:41:00.000-08:00

Lola Apolinario is a plastic artist and she is teaching how to make cute things from waste materials. The students are single mothers from poor zones of Lima. The mothers are learning how to do art from waste and at same time they are building productive chains and markets for their products.

Introduction to Embedded Systems - Berkeley

2012-01-25T17:36:00.000-08:00

Simple Water Pump

2012-01-17T07:08:00.000-08:00

Christopher Valdez is an independent worker with basic skills dedicated to the manufacture and repair of metal structures. Christopher has invented a simple water pump allows improving the water supply, based on a simple pumping system, which allows small producers, stock up on water and also use it to irrigate their farms and small plots of crops such as potatoes, quinoa, beans and others.

Ecological Oven

2012-01-17T06:56:00.000-08:00

Peruvian gastronomie has brought chefs, farmers, inventors and entrepreneurs to work together as they work toward creative solutions. Benjamin Morales is a micro-entrepreneur, was responsible for the development of one such solution — an ecological oven capable of reproducing the thermal conditions characteristic of Pachamanca, an ancient, traditional form of cooking.

Super Broca: low-cost drill bit

2012-01-15T09:53:00.000-08:00

Manufacturing is the main activity undertaken by micro-entrepreneurs in Peru. Jose-Maria Vidal, an inventor and micro-entrepreneur, has developed a low-cost drill bit that can be used to puncture (technically challenging materials) such as glass, marble, ceramics and granite. His drill bit, better known as “Super Broca” is widely used by local manufacturers.

Google Science Fair

2012-01-13T08:18:00.000-08:00

Self Cleaning Plumbing Drain System

2012-01-09T09:45:00.000-08:00

The self cleaning drain system provides the features of conventional P-traps used with sinks and lavatories, but creates flow turbulence to break down and propel debris away. The system provides a permanent way to eliminate drain clogs, eliminating the need for chemical drain cleaners, plungers, expensive pipe repairs and environmental concerns.

Perunator

2012-01-08T20:30:00.000-08:00

Peruvian inventors tend to focus their energies on ﬁnding solutions to problems they see around them. The tourism industry also felt effects of development — most notably in the realm of adventure sports. Designer and Inventor Raul Muñoz has invented an aerodynamic vehicle that can be used for desert-based adventure sports. The vehicle — the “Perunator” — uses a kite to harness wind energy, allowing it to ascend up to three meters into the air.

My Favorite Science Books

2012-01-07T20:41:00.000-08:00

'The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Grea... by Stephen Hawking
http://t.co/iVDS3YXa

'The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature by Philip Ball
http://t.co/SlIMOD2U

Cats' Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Na...' by Steven Vogel
http://t.co/Lr6SOMzm

Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another' by Philip Ball
http://t.co/6tTvrjTJ

'Dynamics of Dinosaurs by R. McNeill Alexander
http://t.co/5SoIiMlL

The Universe Below : Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea
http://t.co/26Plaa0U

Dinosaurs, Spitfires, and Sea Dragons
http://t.co/ozLTMqcx

Signs of Life: How Complexity Pervades Biology
http://t.co/0ozIY7XJ

Five More Golden Rules: Knots, Codes, Chaos, and Other Great Theories of
20th-Century Mathematics
http://t.co/o4L3T2p0

Prime Mover: A Natural History of Muscle
http://t.co/LLbqfWwb

In Search of the Lost Cord: Solving the Mystery of Spinal Cord Regeneration
http://t.co/kWGLSytz

The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can\'t Do Without It
http://t.co/aS4qSmZZ

The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture
http://t.co/xmvFDK5l

How the Mind Works
http://t.co/SF8IYziu

The Millennium Problems: The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles Of Our
Time
http://t.co/8j4Cnuaz

It Must Be Beautiful: Great Equations of Modern Science
http://t.co/zzWVSsDQ

Foundations of Quantum Mechanics - Perimeter Institute

2012-01-06T20:35:00.000-08:00

Beagle Bones

2012-01-02T09:17:00.000-08:00

Fireworks

2011-12-31T22:43:00.000-08:00

Microgravity - Random Positioning Machine

2011-12-20T11:04:00.000-08:00

Classical Mechanics - Leonard Susskind

2011-12-20T00:23:00.000-08:00

Livyatan melvillei

2011-12-12T22:22:00.000-08:00

Microcosmos: Life

2011-12-12T07:22:00.000-08:00

The Yachachiqs

2011-12-11T05:46:00.000-08:00

The tradition of innovation in Peru can be traced back to the very beginnings of civilization on the continent, (the sacred city of Caral dates back some 5,000 years). Peruvians have since developed forms of large-scale agriculture, water and soil management, building technologies, metallurgy, textile manufacturing, astronomy, medicine and so forth. We see evidence of how those innovations have developed in archaeological sites and museums. What makes that so extraordinary, however, is that system used to create and disseminate knowledge is one that exists today. This is the Yachachiq system. The Yachachiqs have not only managed keep that system intact but have succeeded in incorporating modern technology to solve their problems. There are currently 2,000 Yachachiqs living in the Andes involved in the creation of new technology and business ventures with the potential to reduce poverty.

In traditional Andean culture, arts and (technics) are one in the same — a Yachachiq could be a master artisan just as he could be a local mechanic. The term Yachachiq is not a name but the title a community confers on an individual who possesses extraordinary abilities and leadership skills. They already have such incredible technical abilities and creativity. They can even decide whether some information, knowledge or tools would be useful if they could adapt it to serve their needs. When provided with that they can achieve wonders without any outside interference or advice. Yachachiqs are do-it-yourself people; they don’t buy technology and they make their own things from available local materials.

The Yachachiqs are representative of how innovation can take hold in rural settings, but in Peru, as is the case with other developing countries, innovation is found more often in urban environments.

NYU Open Education - Brain and Behavior

2011-12-09T05:23:00.000-08:00

Stanford - Free Online Classrooms

2011-12-09T00:49:00.000-08:00

This fall, courses on Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to Databases and Introduction to Machine Learning were launched. Stanford plans to offer more classes beginning in January.

The entrepreneurship courses include Technology Entrepreneurship and The Lean Launchpad. Additional courses include Software as a Service, Computer Science 101, Machine Learning, Cryptography, Natural Language Processing, Human Computer Interaction, Design and Analysis of Algorithms I, Probabilistic Graphic Models, Making Green Buildings ,Anatomy, Information Theory

Disentanglement puzzle

2011-11-14T08:18:00.000-08:00

BIOMOD: Design and construction of possible biomolecular gravity sensor

2011-10-31T13:55:00.000-07:00

Currently different theories describe the presence of gravitational fields which has apparently been crucial during the biological evolution and development of the living beings when they emerged from the sea towards the continental land. Our work describes the design and development of a set of possible biomolecular sensors which could detect changes in the gravitational forces. These molecules are expressed by specific genes in Drosophila melanogaster flies and have homologous in the most animal species including humans. This group of genes was detected by microarrays techniques comparing RNA sequences extracted from the pupae stage under real or simulated microgravity. Additionally, the development of a correlation algorithm such as a function between the MAS 5.0 and Affymetrix RMA allowed demonstrating that these group of genes meet with all the mathematical and physical conditions of a sensor. Future applications of these sensors in biotechnology, astrobiology, and medicine are highly encouraging.

Low cost water pump

2011-10-31T07:54:00.000-07:00

Yachachiqs, Inventors and Innovators

2011-10-30T20:21:00.000-07:00

My article published in the Citizen Science Quarterly V 02

Table of Contents:
Contents:
Welcome Letter from the Editor by Jacob Shiach (05)
Open Wide by Steven Miron, MD (06)
Grassroot Innovation in the Developing World by Luis Gustavo Lira (09)
The Bio Board by Rikke Rasmussen (13)
Blue Green Project by Michael Reed (23)
DIYbio Code of Ethics by Jacob Shiach (27)
DIY Biosynthesis by Cathal Garvey (32)
GenSpace Editorial by Ellen Jorgensen (37)
Alexander Fleming Portrait by Leticia Mazariegos (41)
ExploraBox Article by Ricky Opaterny (42
Floating in Thin Air by Anupam Pathak (44)

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

2011-10-28T23:00:00.000-07:00

Science & Cooking

2011-10-20T06:24:00.000-07:00