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Amy Smith spricht über einfaches, lebensrettendes Design

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Brandgase von innenliegenden Kochstellen sind für den Tod von mehr als 2 Millionen Kindern in den Entwicklungsländern verantwortlich. Die MIT-Ingenieurin Amy Smith erläutert eine spannende und einfache Lösung: ein Werkzeug, um Abfälle aus der Landwirtschaft in sauber brennende Kohle zu verwandeln.

Amy Smith designs cheap, practical fixes for tough problems in developing countries. Among her many accomplishments, the MIT engineer received a MacArthur "genius" grant in 2004 and was the first woman to win the Lemelson-MIT Prize for turning her ideas into inventions. Full bio »

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