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dcmfox

(211 posts) Tue Feb 5, 2013, 08:34 PM Feb 2013

Solar lighting for the very poor

This is cool

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Solar lighting for the very poor (Original Post) dcmfox Feb 2013 OP

And for nighttime lighting... silverweb Feb 2013 #1

Great Idea Politicalboi Feb 2013 #2

what a great low-tech solution. thanks for posting. K&R Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 #3

The bottle light was developed by a woman at MIT, and a Harvard grad student made FailureToCommunicate Feb 2013 #4

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

1. And for nighttime lighting...

Reply to dcmfox (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 09:15 PM

Feb 2013

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]... soon there will be GravityLight:

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gravitylight-lighting-for-developing-countries?c=home

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

2. Great Idea

Reply to dcmfox (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 11:18 PM

Feb 2013

I guess a sparkletts bottle would be like a chandelier.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

3. what a great low-tech solution. thanks for posting. K&R

Reply to dcmfox (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 11:30 PM

Feb 2013

FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)

4. The bottle light was developed by a woman at MIT, and a Harvard grad student made

Reply to dcmfox (Original post)

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 12:32 AM

Feb 2013

it widely available thru his foundation. He gave a talk at the Kennedy School and had a shed built out on the courtyard to demonstrate how much light even one bottle provided.

Here is a link for donations if anyone wants to help 'spread the light'

http://aliteroflight.org/donate/

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