Tech for Good Ten: From fighting child mortality to a greener global infrastructure

10th August 2015 Posted by: Cat Cochrane

Welcome to the Tech For Good Ten, where we share the best 10 links in the Tech For Good world from the past seven days.

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Tech For Good Ten | 10.08.2015

1// Banned Cuban internet delivered weekly by hand

The Paquete is an alternative to the web in a country where according to estimates fewer than 5% of homes are connected

2// Student fights child mortality with genius new device

Loughborough University’s James Roberts’ invention of a portable, low-cost incubator primarily built to function in refugee camps

3// The story behind the world's cheapest solar power in Madhya Pradesh

The northern Indian state produces energy at equivalent of 5p per unit

4// Menstruation ‘relief’ in the form of new time of the month design for world’s poorest females

Flo, an affordable sanitary tool for girls in poverty-stricken areas designed to combat hygiene issues and stigmatisation

5// The journaling app that could put therapists out of a job

MoodNotes on IOS helps track ‘thinking traps’ and patterns of positivity and negativity

6// How to improve privacy and security around the much talked about Windows 10

Highlighting the best tips and infographics to keep your data safe with Microsoft’s latest OS

7// Plastic paving the way to greener global infrastructure

While Rotterdam rolls out its first stretch of plastic road, how might the material benefit construction across developing countries?

8// Professional and keen amateur anglers can be lifeline to fish population with new social app

FishBrain engages fishers to track and share endangered wildlife info with researchers and conservationists

9// Introducing the first braille-enabled smartwatch

South Korean start-up create a wearable that’s a cross between an Apple Watch and a step tracker

10// India’s smartphone boom is triggering a wave of interesting podcast experiments

A children’s educational radio broadcast is just one of the increasing benefits of podcast popularity