Raspberry Pi, Smart Highways Win World's Biggest Design Prize

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Last night the €500,000 INDEX: Award was awarded to five designs that can improve life (http://designtoimprovelife.dk/the-winners-of-index-award-2013-revealed-at-extraordinarily-unique-show/) for millions of people around the world (http://inhabitat.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-e500000-index-award-2013/). The winners include high-tech highways that light up at night (http://designtoimprovelife.dk/if-the-road-could-talk-to-you-what-would-it-say/), the $25 Raspberry Pi computer, a simple piece of paper that can cut food waste (http://designtoimprovelife.dk/taking-on-global-food-waste-with-a-simple-sheet-of-paper/) by extending the life of fresh produce by 2-4 weeks, and a plan for adapting to climate change (http://designtoimprovelife.dk/danish-capital-adapts-succesfully-to-changing-climate/)."

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/08/30/1344241/raspberry-pi-smart-highways-win-worlds-biggest-design-prize