This is part of a series highlighting notable entries to our 2012 Innovation By Design Awards–Ed. When they first arrived in the slum, the pair were shocked at the amount of time Cerro Verde’s ...

Yirego‘s Drumi is a brilliant electricity-free washing machine powered by your feet – and it’s set to launch this summer. The device uses six to 12 liters of water per load, and can wash almost five ...

June 4 (UPI) --A 9-year-old Kenyan boy was given an award by the country's president for inventing a hand-washing machine designed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Stephen Wamukota, 9, was among ...

The Washing Machine Project, a grassroots organization that provides off-grid manual washing machines to people in low-income and displaced communities, announced today it is collaborating with the ...