Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » wireless network made of garbage http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc MIT Team Makes Wireless Network in Afghanistan Out of Garbage Bits http://inhabitat.com/mit-team-makes-wireless-network-in-afghanistan-out-of-garbage-bits/ http://inhabitat.com/mit-team-makes-wireless-network-in-afghanistan-out-of-garbage-bits/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:00:43 +0000 Yuka Yoneda http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=92092
At Inhabitat, we've seen a ton of cool things made of garbage, but never a whole wireless network - until now, that is. That's right, members of MIT's Bits and Atoms lab taught locals in Jalalabad, Afghanistan how to transform bits of trash into stuff they]]> green design, eco design, sustainable design, recycled materials, upcycling, jalalabad, afghanistan, mit, massachusetts institute of technology, wireless network, wireless router, high speed internet, wireless network made of garbage,

At Inhabitat, we’ve seen a ton of cool things made of garbage, but never a whole wireless network – until now, that is. That’s right, members of MIT‘s Bits and Atoms lab taught locals in Jalalabad, Afghanistan how to transform bits of trash into stuff they could use to create a high speed wireless network for the area. Called FabFi, the network uses reflectors made from discarded pieces of board, wire, plastic tubs and some cans!

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