An ‘Intelligent’ Toilet for Urban Sanitation | ThisBigCity An ‘intelligent’ toilet with an automated flushing system is set to improve urban sanitation in developing countries. Designed by India’s Eram Scientific Solutions Private Limited, the ‘Delight’ public toilet combines advanced GPRS technology for remote surveillance and maintenance, with minimal drain on resources. The design was awarded a grant of over $450,000 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation earlier this year, as part of the Foundation’s second ‘Reinvent the Toilet Challenge’ – a scheme which aims to encourage the development of next-generation toilets to bring sanitation to the estimated 2.5 billion people who are without. Units are already operational in Delhi, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, and Eram Scientific plan to roll out a further 10,000 over the coming year.

An ‘Intelligent’ Toilet for Urban Sanitation | ThisBigCity

An ‘intelligent’ toilet with an automated flushing system is set to improve urban sanitation in developing countries. Designed by India’s Eram Scientific Solutions Private Limited, the ‘Delight’ public toilet combines advanced GPRS technology for remote surveillance and maintenance, with minimal drain on resources.

The design was awarded a grant of over $450,000 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation earlier this year, as part of the Foundation’s second ‘Reinvent the Toilet Challenge’ – a scheme which aims to encourage the development of next-generation toilets to bring sanitation to the estimated 2.5 billion people who are without. Units are already operational in Delhi, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, and Eram Scientific plan to roll out a further 10,000 over the coming year.

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What if a 10-year-old designed a city? | GreenBiz A big part of making something smarter is asking the right “what if” questions to the right set of people. A smarter city is less about what technology, and more about how technology is applied in order to make a positive impact in people’s lives. In defining what it takes to make a city smarter, it is important to start with those that live and work and go to school in a city.

What if a 10-year-old designed a city? | GreenBiz

A big part of making something smarter is asking the right “what if” questions to the right set of people. A smarter city is less about what technology, and more about how technology is applied in order to make a positive impact in people’s lives. In defining what it takes to make a city smarter, it is important to start with those that live and work and go to school in a city.

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Have you checked out SimCity5 yet? Check out whats new with SimCity.  Overall, the game has incorporated a host of new features that do in fact bring it that much closer to replicating the physical form of a city. If the new option to add curved streets makes the cities tend more toward the picket fences and little white box houses of suburbia, that might not be entirely bad; mayors will be able to test out fully suburban layouts, and see first hand the benefits, or drawbacks, of such a layout. More disappointing is the lack of subways, depriving players of a key component of many of the world’s major cities. Nevertheless, the innovations in this version make it a solid entry into the series. In terms of replicating the real experience of city design, however, the biggest problem lies not in the specific features of this version but the overall format of the game.

Have you checked out SimCity5 yet? Check out whats new with SimCity. 

Overall, the game has incorporated a host of new features that do in fact bring it that much closer to replicating the physical form of a city. If the new option to add curved streets makes the cities tend more toward the picket fences and little white box houses of suburbia, that might not be entirely bad; mayors will be able to test out fully suburban layouts, and see first hand the benefits, or drawbacks, of such a layout. More disappointing is the lack of subways, depriving players of a key component of many of the world’s major cities. Nevertheless, the innovations in this version make it a solid entry into the series. In terms of replicating the real experience of city design, however, the biggest problem lies not in the specific features of this version but the overall format of the game.

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Smart cities: what urban life will be like in 2050 | London Evening Standard

Buildings of the future will be made from self-healing concrete, be powered by their solar paint and even have flying robots, says Jasmine Gardner

“Smart cities” is the buzz phrase of the moment. It refers to energy-efficient and spacially economical urban worlds in which we’ll live in years to come — all thanks to technology. Smarter cities are now a focus of both big business, such as Shell and IBM, and small entrepreneurs and scientists, such as the Dutch microbiologists who have developed a self-healing concrete. Cracks in the buildings of the future will be filled by calcium carbonate, produced by a bacteria feeding on nutrients, both incorporated into the cement. The bacteria are only activated when rainwater gets into a crack.

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Want More Urban Green Space? Start Peeing In Public | Earth Techling A public toilet that will recycle urine into fertilizer for flora growing in the built-in planter. By setting up the restroom in pod format with 4 urinals on every pod, the users can enjoy more space and privacy. This system as well paves way for both peeing and watering the plants.

Want More Urban Green Space? Start Peeing In Public | Earth Techling

A public toilet that will recycle urine into fertilizer for flora growing in the built-in planter.

By setting up the restroom in pod format with 4 urinals on every pod, the users can enjoy more space and privacy. This system as well paves way for both peeing and watering the plants.

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Public Transportation … for Your Car? | Atlantic Cities Anwar Farooq has patented an eyebrow-raising invention. A train-ferry for car commuters. This kind of system would certainly eliminate traffic congestion in our highways. This rapid commute system would enable long-distance car commuters to hop aboard a train instead – while still bringing their personal vehicles with them.

Public Transportation … for Your Car? | Atlantic Cities

Anwar Farooq has patented an eyebrow-raising invention. A train-ferry for car commuters. This kind of system would certainly eliminate traffic congestion in our highways. This rapid commute system would enable long-distance car commuters to hop aboard a train instead – while still bringing their personal vehicles with them.

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