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Posts in February 2016
Crowdsourcing Ideas to Improve India’s Rail Journeys
Feb-26-16 By IdeaConnectionFM radios and bio-toilets are just some of the features that could soon be a part of the travel experience on India's railways.
The country's government recently held a crowdsourcing exercise for new ideas to make train travel more enjoyable for both drivers and passengers. And it has announced that some of those ideas could be implemented soon.
Crowdsourcing World War I Project Reveals Fascinating Insights into the Trenches
Feb-19-16 By IdeaConnectionWorld War I soldiers dug into trenches in Europe are among the most powerful and pervasive images of the 1914-18 war, but a major crowdsourcing project has revealed that most soldiers actually spent less than half their time at the front.
Smog Free Tower Turns Pollution into Jewelry
Feb-11-16 By IdeaConnectionLike a giant vacuum cleaner, the 7-meter tall Smog Free Tower sucks in polluted air from the skies above Rotterdam. But unlike a vacuum cleaner, the building filters it using a patented ion technology and releases bubbles of smog-free air through its vents.
What’s more, the tower also turns some of the smog into jewelry.
Handy Problem Solving Quotes
Feb-04-16 By IdeaConnectionGot a problem that you're a stuck on? Haven't come up with a work around yet? Well, give your brain a little rest and glance over these thought-provoking quotes on problem solving. They may even help to get your grey cells whirring into action once more.