Monthly Archives: January 2009

Our LED lamps on display The Appropriate Technology Collaborative recently had some of our products featured at an appropriate technology fair at the University of Michigan’s North Campus. It was great to see so many engineering students engaged in developing … Continue reading →

A model of the prefabricated paper house Designers at Bauhaus University have developed a low cost paper house that could be used to provide housing for slum dwellers. From the article in Spiegel: Niemöller is a co-founder of the Swiss … Continue reading →

ATC needs your laptops The Appropriate Technology Collaborative is planning a trip to visit our project partners in Guatemala in February. We would like to bring some gently used, working laptops to a school we will be visiting. If you … Continue reading →

One of our prototype LED lamps Over the holidays we received our shipment of LED’s and resistors and have been soldering up a storm. We’ve cobbled together a few prototype lamps that are going to be on display at the … Continue reading →