As the year ends we're proud to announce the start of a new project, the inaugural issue of DEMAND, ASME's Global Development Review. The magazine features peer-reviewed research on technology and design for development, and is now available as an interactive Web feature and a free tablet app. Be sure to look for E4C's own section of field notes.
This month we also offer the candid insights of George Roter, CEO of Engineers Without Borders, Canada, the architect Charles Newman's photographs of architecture, tools and people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a webinar on designing and deploying telecom networks with OpenBTS and more.
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Presenting DEMAND, ASME's Global Development Review The new print and online publication delivers research and technical know-how to the global development sector.
In the first edition you'll find clues to why cookstoves go unused and design tips to fix the problems, low-cost and rugged wheelchair design, remote sensors for project evaluation and more.
"We are shooting for the best of both worlds: DEMAND has a peer review component as well as a general-interest editor's touch" - John Falcioni, DEMAND's Editorial Director and Editor in Chief of Mechanical Engineering Magazine.
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five questions with George Roter
 The CEO of Engineers Without Borders Canada tells us why some farmers need to quit farming, what developing countries can teach the West about technology, and a common trap for engineers.
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Gallery | Architecture, tools and people from Kenya to Congo
The architect Charles Newman shares beautiful photography from his travels in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Wanted: An easy test for bacteria in drinking water
 Our search for a quick-and-easy water test that works where resources are scarce has turned up a list of new and proven options from experts in the E4C community.
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FRom the solutions library: DNA Diagnostic Tool
 The System for Nucleic Acid Purification (SNAP) prepares samples of blood, urine and tissue for lab DNA tests. The tests detect the presence of DNA of viruses and bacteria to confirm diagnoses.
This device, developed by Klapperich Lab at Boston University and Innovations in International Health at MIT, makes the process easier and cuts out the need for specialists to collect the samples.
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E4C / webinar archive
Building and Running Community Cellular Networks with OpenBTS
Learn to design and deploy "telcos in a box" that provide voice, SMS or data connectivity to regions without network coverage. Kurtis Heimerl at UC Berkeley leads this E4C Webinar that highlights some of the projects that are possible with OpenBTS cellular networks, then he shows how to build basic systems.
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E4C / visualized
The ways we use water doesn't make a lot of sense. Developed countries use potable water for everything, even irrigation and industry. And all over the world wastewater goes wasted. Some low-tech measures can ease shortages, however. Here, the World Bank's infographic lays out the problems and solutions to help us use water wisely, save money, energy and, yes, water.
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