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The siren sounds that you can’t ignore

By Chris Baraniuk

(Copyright: Maliyo)
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A FarmVille for Africa

By Clark Boyd
(Copyright: Getty Images)
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Smart cards that top-up health

By Jonathan Kalan
(Copyright: Thinkstock)
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Powering up Africa... by battery

By Clark Boyd
(Image used under Creative Commons from mLeanring Africa)
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What Africa can learn from phones

(Copyright: Grameen Foundation)
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Making mobiles work for the poor

(Copyright: Getty Images)
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Money-making mobiles

By Clark Boyd
Could the next Silicon Valley spring up in Greece?
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Greek geeks seek hi-tech recovery

By Clark Boyd
After seeing the scale of the problem, engineer and designer Hal Watts was inspired to build a cleaner recycling machine powered by bicycles. (Copyright: Hal Watts)
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Cycle to recycle old gadgets

By Clark Boyd
(Copyright: Getty images)
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Stepping out of the system

By Clark Boyd
(Copyright: SPL)
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When good milk turns bad

By Clark Boyd
Woman collects water at a Lifelink station (Copyright: Jonathan Kalan)
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Mobiles call out for fresh water

By Jonathan Kalan
(Copyright: Solar Ship)
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Solar ship aims to soar

By Jonathan Kalan
(Copyright: SPL)
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Cleaning solar power's dirty side

By Jonathan Kalan
(Copyright: SPL/Getty Images)
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Turning dumbphones to smartphones

By Clark Boyd
HeroRat (Copyright: Jonathan Kalan)
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Scratch and sniff mine detectors

By Jonathan Kalan