What to do when there is no internet conncetion and no standard euqipment availiable to get one? Build a kite!

It does not always has to be a digitial technology….. A lot of times easy looking analog solutions can make a big diffrence, as this briquette presse developed by the Legacy Foundation shows.

Sometimes it it can be an interesting endeavour to observe how the dreams of our childhood affect the technology of today. In the case of the Skeletonics Suit project this kind of influence is as obvious as funny and opens up a completely different view on the question of human – computer interaction!

How to navigate peoples energy consumption by the use of smart technologies has been a challange for the last couple of years. Fran Castillo tries to solve this problem by cmobining the realt time visualization of the energy consumption of a whole city and autonomous, decentralized energy systems.

Why not combine radio and digital technology, thought Michael Ossman and created HackRF. A new device for devoloping, testing and experimenting with radio technology which allows every computer programmer to develop new ways to interact with readio waves!

Brain White is an inventor and he submitted one of his inventons to the [the next idea] grant! A pulser pump working without any kind of engine!

We all know online collaboration tools and are more or less familar with them. But how can you rethink crowd based cultural production? The project Social Device is approaching this question in a new way…..

Mark Suppes is currently working on a so called fusion reactor, which could open up a completely new way of energy production. And beyond that, the way how he is approaching this project is a novel one in terms of how science can be done outside of insitutionalised academic structures. Therfor he received a lot of international attention and a “[the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant” honorary mention. Find his application here……

A workshop, a presentation and an exhibition…. Res Wirz from the Kibilight Project had a lot of work to do at the festvial. Here are the photos and an interview.

A cooperation project between Kenia and Swizzlernad provides the people of Nairobis slum Kibera with electric light, education and is offering a business model at the same time. Elizabeth Otieno, one of the central persons behind this idea, is going to talk at this years ars electronica festival about her experience with the project. Here you can find some information in advance…..