Wikispeed – My Next Car Gets 100 Miles per Gallon
Even among the small group of people who are familiar with open source, the phrase “open source hardware” applies only to electronics. That might have been accurate in the past, but projects like...
View ArticleOpen Source Ecology Turns The Corner
Exponential growth kind of looks like a hockey stick. When you pass the horizontal part and start to go vertical it’s called ‘turning the corner.’ Open Source Ecology started out as basically one...
View ArticleHelp Wikispeed Raise Funds for the 100 mpg C3
Wikispeed is doing awesome. The thing about open source hardware, like the Wikispeed car, is that it costs a lot more than software. For example, crash testing a prototype car costs $10,000! That means...
View ArticleInterview With Joe Justice of Wikispeed
Simone Cicero has posted an extensive interview with the team lead of Wikispeed. Joe Justice of Team Wikispeed Joe Justice started Team Wikispeed and got 10th place in one of the divisions of the...
View ArticleCrowd Funding Dump
So, apparently the JOBS Act officially sanctioned “crowdfunding” (yes it’s a real word now). The catch is that “investors” can only work with “issuers” through the services of a “portal” which has to...
View ArticleOpen Source Ecology Recruiting Team Members
Maybe you haven’t heard about Open Source Ecology (OSE) yet. I suppose that’s a possibility. You’re going to be hearing a lot more about this amazing open source agriculture/infrastructure project in...
View ArticleThe 3D Printable Heliostat and Interview With Creator
A little while ago Openalia posted about Google’s open source heliostat array code. Well, now you can build your own DIY solar thermal farm. Adam (aplavins) has designed a 3D printable 2-axis sun...
View ArticleThe First Replication Of The First Open Source Tractor
Open Source Ecology (OSE) is trying to create an open source alternative to all of the industry and infrastructure that a modern civilization requires. They got a little bit closer to that goal when...
View ArticleVote For An Open Source Ecology Documentary In The Focus Forward Competition
Vimeo is being stupid and I can’t figure out how to embed the video. Anywho, Open Source Ecology (OSE) is an awesome project that is trying to create an open source version of the infrastructure that...
View ArticleHelp OSE Refine The Design Of Their Backhoe
Open Source Ecology is gradually evolving their process for open source engineering. This latest installment is a Google Doc that anyone can jump in and view/edit. They’ve posted several questions so...
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