Category: Tech4Good
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Top 5 Benefits of Solar Panels & Why You Should Invest
BLUETTI Blog – 1.6.22 (12.31.21) The sun is an clean and free source of renewable energy that has no geographical restrictions. It can be found everywhere on land or sea, mountains or islands. It can be directly developed and used, and it is easy to collect and does not need to be mined and transported. That makes…
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Intel, GoodMaps Build Safe Indoor Navigation Tool
Intel YouTube Channel – 12.27.21 As part of the Intel RISE Technology Initiative, Intel is collaborating with GoodMaps to deliver a high-quality indoor wayfinding solution for people who are blind or visually impaired. In this video, students at Portland State University share their experiences with the technology and how it has changed their lives…
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Amazon backs Amogy and Hippo Harvest’s sustainability technologies
Amazon Blog – 12.14.21 Lettuce that requires up to 95% less water to grow and an ammonia-to-power processing system that may eventually power a cargo ship, yet is emission-free at the point of use are two of the newest technologies Amazon is investing in as part of The Climate Pledge Fund. The Climate Pledge Fund is…
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Amazon launches $21M program for real estate developers of color
Amazon Blog – 12.8.21 Amazon is committing $21 million to pilot a two-year accelerator program to help real estate developers of color progress in an industry known for high barriers to entry, namely capital investment, and practical experience. Source: Amazon launches $21M program for real estate developers of color
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IBM launches first AI incubator for social impact
IBM Blog – 7.13.21 We are proud to announce the launch of IBM’s first AI incubator for social impact organizations, empowering nonprofit organizations to explore and use high-impact data science and AI projects to advance their mission. The incubator, which will run from September 20 through December 10 2021, offers selected nonprofits opportunities to attend…
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Air Pollution: How to Create an ‘Air Quality’ Garden
i-BLADES Blog – 5.23.21 Air pollution is a global problem that affects us all, causing harm to our health, vegetation and ecosystems in both urban and rural areas. It occurs when clean air is polluted by particulate matter (PM). This is made up of solid or liquid particles from natural sources such as pollen and…
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A new generation of Black male teachers starts its journey in partnership with Apple
Apple Newsroom – 5.8.21 (5.3.21) more than 100 years, teaching has run through Hillary-Rhys Richard’s family. Growing up in Katy, Texas, Rhys, as he’s known to his friends, listened to his mother, Astrya Richard, tell stories of her ancestors — four generations of educators who saw teaching as a calling, and learning as a tool…
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The Human Side of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Western Digital Blog – 5.5.21 A few small sensors and a Raspberry Pi control the watering system in Taweesak Phuengprasit’s family’s farm in the Ang Thong province in Thailand. Phuengprasit, who has been working as a technician in Western Digital’s hard drive manufacturing plant for the last 10 years, picked up his smart farming skills…
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JIMU ROBOT | MeeBot 2.0 Code Island on Swift Playgrounds
UBTECH YouTube Channel – 4.19.21 (4.16.21) Introducing MeeBot 2.0 Code Island on Apple’s Swift Playgrounds, an augmented reality gameplay experience for MeeBot 2.0 that takes hands-on STEM learning into uncharted territory! Complete coding challenges and unlock special tech tutorials in mixed reality for immersive lessons unlike any other. Source: JIMU ROBOT | MeeBot 2.0 Code…
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How Today’s Youth are Transforming the Climate Movement
Sense Blog – 4.7.21 Growing up with Earth Day celebrations, being taught about climate change in school, and hearing climate legislation brought up in politics throughout their lives have all dramatically changed the way that youth view energy consumption and the climate crisis. Today’s youth are concerned with the effects that climate change has on…