Sustainable Energy India’s Energy Crisis Can India modernize its manufacturing economy and supply electricity to its growing population without relying heavily on coal—and quite possibly destroying the global climate? by Richard Martin 2015-10-07T00:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Zuckerberg: Internet Growth Means More than Drones Efforts to expand Internet access via mobile technologies may be stymied by economic and social challenges. by Lucas Laursen 2015-03-02T17:20:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Mobile Payments Try to Take Root in Afghanistan A study reveals the challenges facing mobile payment systems in Third World countries. by Nidhi Subbaraman 2011-02-25T00:00:00-05:00
News A World Wide Web that Talks IBM builds a search engine aimed at the estimated fifth of the world’s population that cannot read. by Tom Simonite 2011-02-16T00:00:00-05:00
Business Impact Shopping via Text Message E-commerce startups are targeting emerging economies where cell phones, not browsers, rule. by Tom Simonite 2010-11-23T00:00:00-05:00
News Mobile Banking Sees Success in Senegal Financial services are reaching the world’s poorest by mobile phone. by Nidhi Subbaraman 2010-07-19T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Multistep Diagnostics on Paper A credit-card-sized diagnostic device can perform a task normally carried out by complex equipment. by Nidhi Subbaraman 2010-07-08T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life A 10-Cent Blood-Type Test The cheap, portable, paper-based test could improve medical treatments in the developing world. by Katharine Gammon 2010-06-09T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Vaccines that Can Beat the Heat A new process could keep vaccines stable at tropical temperatures. by Erika Jonietz 2010-02-18T00:00:00-05:00
News Catching Fake Meds in a Snapshot Two-dimensional bar codes could reduce drug counterfeiting in the developing world. by Rachel Kremen 2009-09-08T00:00:00-04:00