June 2012 archive

NTU scientists create toilet which turns poo into electricity

 Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a new toilet system that converts human waste to electricity and fertiliser.

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SIDA meeting on 7 July 2012

Note: The meeting tweeter for this meeting will be published from 15 July 2012 onward. Notice is hereby given that the SIDA Meeting will be held on Saturday, 7 July 2012 from 2.00 pm. The agenda items are: * SIDA 2012 Annual return submission (10 min). * Monitoring of SIDA financial account using DBS “IDEAL” …

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Call To Invention: Project “Meeting” and “Drainage”

This is a SIDA “Call To Invention” under our SIAP (SIDA Inventor Assistance Programme). SIDA members who are interested to take part in this project may contact us at https://www.sida.org.sg/contact-us/

Why It’s Never Been Easier To Be A Successful Inventor

http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/06/06/why-its-never-been-easier-to-be-a-successful-inventor/ Van Anz ordered a 2hp motor from a Chinese manufacturer and rigged it up to a regular bike frame. The first time Van Anz took it out in public, a stranger at a Los Angeles eatery offered to buy it for $5,000 in cash. …now sells 400 bikes a year to the likes of Ashton Kutcher, Robert Downey …

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