MIT Tata Center for Technology + Design: Recent submissions
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Environmental and economic tradeoffs in building materials production in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The current and projected growth of India's economy and population will continue to lead to increased demand for buildings and infrastructure, and there is a real need to consider what this increase means in terms of natural ... -
Development of an efficient off-grid pumping system and evaporation reduction strategies to increase access to irrigation for smallholder farmers in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)Due to the unavailability of electricity, about 85% of groundwater irrigation in eastern India employs fuel-powered surface pumps, which can have system efficiencies as low as 5%. As fuel prices continue to rise, impoverished ... -
Identification of design requirements for a high-performance, low-cost, passive prosthetic knee through user analysis and dynamic simulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)In January 2012, a partnership was initiated between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS, a.k.a., Jaipur Foot) to design a high-performance, low-cost, passive ...
