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Tanzanian low-cost water filter wins innovation prize The prize, worth £25,000 ($38,348), was the first of its kind from the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering. The sand-based water filter that cleans contaminated drinking water using nanotechnology has already been trademarked.
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- How Ideas are Born. The year of 1989 began the water weaponry revolution. The origin of the Super Soaker® actually dates back to 1982 when Dr. Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer, first had the idea of making a high performance toy water gun.
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Lonnie Johnson (inventor) Lonnie George Johnson (born October 6, 1949 in Mobile, Alabama) is an African American inventor and engineer who holds more than 80 patents. Johnson is most known for inventing the Super Soaker water gun, which has ranked among the world's top 20 best-selling toys every year since its release.
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- The 2018 Golden Globes nominations have been announced. The top film nominee is Guillermo del Toro’s romantic fantasy “The Shape of Water” with seven nominations and, with multiple nominations for “Call Me By Your Name” and “The Post,” there’s a wide range of choices and no clear front-runner.
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- The Innovation Academy is one of the nation’s most forward-looking undergraduate programs – at one of its most dynamic research universities. IA gives motivated students a small-college experience focused on innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, ethics and leadership on a unique spring-summer schedule.
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EERE Funding Opportunity Announcements Applicants will be expected to propose ideas that have the potential to dramatically decrease the cost of producing solar thermal energy, advance early-stage thermal desalination technologies, or design novel integrated systems that creatively use solar thermal energy to lower the cost of producing fresh water.
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- Chicago Innovation Awards: Moving Chicago Forward. The mission of the Chicago Innovation Awards is to celebrate, educate, and connect innovators across all industries in the Chicago region.he largest annual celebration of innovation in the Midwest. Chicago’s business and civic leaders come together to honor the creative spirit of the Chicago region by recognizing the most innovative new products and services introduced in the market. TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
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- Awards were similarly given to representatives of companies that were shown in the report to have expressively advanced Oman's energy agenda: the Port of Duqm, GlassPoint, the Oman Oil Company, the Takamul Investment Company, CC Energy Development and Mitsui E&P Middle East.
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- The 2015 Laureates also includeGisela Sanchez and Nutrivida in Costa Rica,Nicola Galombik and Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator in South Africa, andBrett Jenks and Fish Forever in Indonesia, Belize, Brazil, Mozambique, and the Philippines.
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- Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds.
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Contests for Inventors Two of the better-known invention contests are the Lemelson-MIT Awards for Invention and Innovation and the Hammacher Schlemmer Search for Invention® contest. Lemelson-MIT offers prizes in four major categories each year and also awards grants to several high school students. The Lemelson-MIT Prize recognizes individuals who have a history of inventiveness and creativity. The $500,000 prize is considered the world's largest single cash prize for an invention.
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This eco-friendly water cooler startup has just raised new funding Somerville-based Hydration Labs, the maker of an environmentally-friendly water cooler… more. www.bevi.co. Somerville-based Hydration Labs, the maker of an environmentally-friendly water cooler called Bevi that dispenses flavored water at offices, has landed $1.56 million, according to a regulatory filing. The equity investment, which appears to be the startup's first, comes from about 30 undisclosed investors. The startup plans to raise a total of $1.98 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The startup is part of the Somerville-based cleantech incubator program Greentown Labs.
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Rand Water Graduate Development Programme Rand Water is offering the Latest Graduate Development Programme 2016. The Rand Water Careers and Vacancies usually remain available in South Africa. The Rand Water Graduate Programme in South Africa will boost your experience and expertise level, and you will get more better job opportunities and employment offers from other South Africa companies.
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- Muscat, Apr 13 (ONA) The Environmental Research and Studies Centre at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) today organized the four-day International Conference on Water Desalination, Environment and Marine Outfall Systems under the auspices of Najib bin Ali al-Rowas, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs with the participation of 20 countries.
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- Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. An amazing demo from TEDGlobal 2009. 1  Interactive transcriptInteractive transcript.
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CH2M selected as design-build partner for two major infrastructure projects in Texas and California The City of Houston, Texas, and the City of San Jose, California, each selected CH2M as its design-build partner for a major water project—the $1.2 billion Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion (NEWPP) project and the $85 million Cogeneration Facility Project, respectively.
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- The events which will be held during ADSW include: the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA); the World Future Energy Summit (WFES); the International Renewable Energy Conference in Abu Dhabi (ADIREC); the International Water Summit (IWS); and the Awards Ceremony for the Zayed Future Energy Prize.
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Scientists Discover New Way To Make Water Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered a new way to make water, and without the pop. Not only can they make water from unlikely starting materials, such as alcohols, their work could also lead to better catalysts and less expensive fuel cells.
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- Chicago Innovation Awards. The largest annual celebration of innovation in the Midwest. Chicago’s business and civic leaders come together to honor the creative spirit of the Chicago region by recognizing the most innovative new products and services introduced in the market.TICKETS NOW ON SALE!he largest annual celebration of innovation in the Midwest. Chicago’s business and civic leaders come together to honor the creative spirit of the Chicago region by recognizing the most innovative new products and services introduced in the market. TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
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Innovation Expo In an effort to foster this creativity, the Newton County School System Technology Department annually hosts the “Innovation Expo” as a friendly competition between schools to see who can develop the most innovative school or classroom technology-based idea.
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- Carrie Underwood acknowledges the audience before accepting the award for female video of the year for Something in the Waterat the CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn.
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International Journal ofEngineering Research and Innovation The International Journal of Engineering Research & Innovation (IJERI) is the second official journal of the International Association of Journals and Conferences (IAJC). IJERI is a highly-selective, peer-reviewed print/online open access journal which publishes top-level work from all areas of engineering research, innovation and entrepreneurship.
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- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville on Monday awarded an $84,726,491 base year contract to Science Applications International Corporation of McLean, Virginia, for the management and technical support necessary to advance high performance computing services.
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- Innovation Summit 2016 Keynote Highlights. Schneider Electric CEO, Jean-Pascal Tricoire introduces Schneider innovation at every level redefining power and automation for a new world of energy which is more electric, decarbonized, decentralized and digitized ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.
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Land and water resources development in Indonesia - Ato Suprapto Potential water resources include rainwater, groundwater and surface water. The amount of water in Indonesia fluctuates by season and is distributed differently among the regions. In general, most Indonesian regions have an annual rainfall of about 2 000 - 3 500 mm (60 percent).