Derek Markham
Derek is a digital dad with an analog streak, as comfortable with a smartphone as he is with pencil and paper. He's got a soft spot for babies, bicycles and bouldering, and is the Head Shoveler at his mini-farm startup in New Mexico. You can also find him letting it all hang out on Twitter, Facebook, and NaturalPapa.
Latest Stories from Derek Markham - Page 5
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New Biocatalyst Technology Improves Water Quality in Wastewater and Sewage Canals
A biocatalyst containing microorganisms and enzymes could be the answer to improving the quality of water from sewage and wastewater in the developing world.
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Give Some Green Buds for the Holidays
Green up your audio with these eco-friendly earbuds from Woodbuds.
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Use Your iPhone to Smash Your Food this Thanksgiving
Motivate your kids (and yourself) to make healthy food choices by letting them smash food with your iPhone while they're learning about basic nutrition.
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Feed Your Passion for Fixing Things with Sugru
Keep your old gear working or make your new gear work better by repairing or hacking your stuff with Sugru.
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Newlight Turns Greenhouse Gases into High-Performance Biodegradable Plastic
Could it really be as simple as converting air and greenhouse gas into biodegradable plastics? According to Newlight, it is.
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Teenage Girls Invent Pee-Powered Generator
This innovative power source, developed by four African teenagers, uses one of the world's ubiquitous waste products: urine.
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Timbuk2 Power Series Charges Laptops, iPads, Smartphones on the Go
Stay powered up on the run with these bags from Timbuk2 featuring built-in charging packs.
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New Compressed Air Energy Storage System Could Deliver Double the Efficiency
One startup wants to reinvent grid-scale energy storage with their new design for compressed air storage - one that can reportedly reach 70% round-trip efficiency.
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Startup Aims to Build's World's First Big Open Data Platform for the Oceans
A Silicon Valley startup launches a data repository and collaborative tool for the marine community as another step toward open ocean data.
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World's First All-Carbon Solar Cell Built at Stanford
Researchers may have found an inexpensive solar cell materials breakthrough with their development of the first all-carbon solar cell.
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New Eggbeater VAWT Design Claims 35% More Power than Competitors
One company's newest small wind turbine design is said to produce 35% more power, at a 25% lower mounting point, than other similar turbines.
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Project Will Use 3D Printer, Waste Plastic to Make Composting Toilets, Rainwater Harvesting Systems
The new darling of fabrication, 3D printers, may have an important role to play in waste-to-resources innovation, thanks to this unique project.
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KidWind Makes Renewable Energy Education Fun and Engaging
One company is turning to Kickstarter to help them make clean and renewable energy science resources not only fun, but widely accessible.
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New Vertical Axis Urban Wind Turbine Needs a Kickstart
No, you don't have to literally kickstart the turbine, but you can help Kickstart the production of a new double-bladed design for an urban wind turbine.
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Holy Grail of Fuel? Scientists Make Synthetic Gas from Air and Water
Scientists at a company in England are making strides toward sustainable fuel production by producing synthetic hydrocarbon fuels from air,
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Portable 50kW Wind Turbine Folds Itself into Shipping Container
A folding wind turbine unit said to be able to fit into a shipping container is being developed for portable power options off the grid.
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Build Your Own Solar Charger with Voltaic's DIY Kits
With these solar charger kits, you can build the right system for your mobile or off-grid power needs, and then easily mount the whole thing onto your own backpack or bag.
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Nanotechnology Could Lead to Ultra-Thin Flexible Solar Cells
Photovoltaic cells could be as thin as one micron.
