sábado, junho 07, 2008

Saul Griffith: Hardware solutions to everyday problems - TED Talks

Innovator and inventor Saul Griffith has a uniquely open approach to problem solving. Whether he's devising a way to slash the cost of prescription eyeglasses or teaching science through cartoons, Griffith makes things and then shares his ideas with the world.

A proponent of open-source information, he established Instructables , an open website showing how to make an array of incredible objects. He is the co-founder of numerous companies including Squid Labs, Low Cost Eyeglasses, Potenco and Makani Power, where he is President and Chief Scientist.

His companies have invented a myriad of new devices and materials, such as a "smart" rope that senses its load, or a machine for making low-cost eyeglass lenses through a process inspired by a water droplet.

He is a columnist at Make magazine and co-writes How Toons! He's fascinated with materials that assemble themselves, and with taking advantage of those properties to make things quickly and cheaply.




TED Talks -
Saul Griffith

TED Talks - Vídeo da conferência (necessário o QuickTime ou QuickTime Alternative)

Saul Griffith - Wikipédia

Saul Griffith - Instructables

Saul Griffith - Potenco

Saul Griffith - Squid Labs

Saul Griffith - Squid Labs Blog

Open Source - Wikipédia

TED Talks - Wikipédia

TED Talks - Página oficial

TED Talks - Lista de oradores (A - Z)

TED Talks - Blog

TED Talks - YouTube

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