http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/sweden-bike-superhighway.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:45:43 +0000 The nordic city plans an environmentally beneficial and healthy way to travel between two cities that capitalizes on a strong local cycling culture.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/are-you-digital-enough-integrate-build-activate-maintain-headlines.html Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:00:10 +0000 It's not enough to go social - you need to build a graph that sustains infrastructure and amplifies your business eco-system.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/monocolumn-japan-focus-jitters-in-the-east-and-continuity-in-the-west.html Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:56:16 +0000 If you happened to have been on any of the crowded bullet trains that left Tokyo for Kyoto, Osaka and Hakata last night, you might have thought that Japan was in the midst of a population boom.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/monocolumn-young-ugandans-weary-of-world%e2%80%99s-pothole-capital%e2%80%a8.html Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:26:28 +0000 Kampala’s moneyed youth mill round a photography exhibition, quaffing wine and debating the works on show. But this is no ordinary exhibition and these are no ordinary conversations. The exhibition displays photographs of some of the city’s most notorious potholes.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/bike-superhighways-coming-to-copenhagen.html Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:59:06 +0000 One of the world’s most bicycle-friendly cities has begun turning its extensive network of bicycle paths into bike highways due to extensive use.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/monocolumn-a-new-spring-in-the-steppe.html Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:39:18 +0000 For decades, the term “buffer state” has been invoked as shorthand for Mongolia’s political raison d’être. The country is wedged between two BRICs, and more than 20 Chinese cities each exceed its entire population.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/local-meat-processing-plants-go-mobile.html Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:04:07 +0000 New project in the Northeast provides crucial infrastructure for sustainable agriculture. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/monocolumn-the-trouble-with-animal-instincts.html Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:29:47 +0000 Creating a new capital city is not easy. Roads must be built, utilities organised and housing constructed. For the government of South Sudan, which is set to become an independent country following a referendum early next year, the task is even harder.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/monocolumn-new-zealand-faces-up-to-its-fault-lines.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:24:26 +0000 Within hours of Saturday’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Canterbury, streets were flooded by broken water mains and sewage pipes. A state of emergency was declared, suburbs were evacuated and fires broke out as gas and electricity were restored.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/future-of-health-off-the-grid-energy.html Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:15:47 +0000 The development of human scale technologies that can to tap into and harness alternative sources of energy is yielding new solutions for powering peoples lives off the grid.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/pic-tom-aikens-cafe-leaves-bad-after-taste.html Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:46:58 +0000 Good food experiences demand recycled packaging options. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/monocolumn-the-cyber-defence-capital.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:18:30 +0000 A former Tsarist army barracks in the Estonian capital Tallinn may seem an unlikely base for honing the West’s response to the newest strategic threat: cyber warfare.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/monocolumn-joined-in-mutual-dislike.html Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:17:48 +0000 Hungary and Slovakia are embroiled in a furious argument over Hungary’s new citizenship law, trading claim and counter-claim across the Danube.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/intelligent-cities-the-efficient-city.html Wed, 12 May 2010 17:51:43 +0000 PSFK explores the sentient city, and how it impacts communities and families.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/mujicomp-creating-infrastructures-with-desirable-things.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:35:10 +0000 Matt Jones offers the idea that ubiquitous computing components need to become tasteful, sexy and desirable rather than just being another bit of "technology".]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/video-ideas-from-the-past-might-be-key-to-detroit-and-americas-future.html Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:12:47 +0000 The Blueprint America series on PBS has been taking a look at what to do about the challenges of maintaining and modernizing infrastructure in the United States.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/the-physical-internet.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:41:55 +0000 Wired has published a fascinating series of photos which highlight the very physical backbone of the Internet.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/51526.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:22:57 +0000 Solar Roadways is a series of structurally-engineered solar panels that can be driven on, replacing all current asphalt roads, including driveways and parking lots. The panels would collect and store solar energy to be used for our homes and businesses.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/charter-cities-economic-incubators-from-the-ground-up.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:46:00 +0000 The charter city concept is a model of urban development seeking to start new cities within developing countries that foster rapid economic growth through the establishment of autonomous zones that operate outside the normal policies and regulations of a given nation. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/electric-car-charging-and-the-dilemma-of-idle-time.html Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:14:07 +0000 Interesting thought piece over at The Big Money examining the subtle shift that will take place in our habits as we make the transition from gas-fueled vehicles to electric cars. New infrastructure, in the form of “fast-charging” stations, will be needed to meet the growing consumer demand. While the average “fast-charge” may eventually take as little as 15 minutes, that’s still 10 more minutes than the average conventional trip to the gas station. Which is to say, that gap translates into a lot more idle time on our hands. How will our culture of immediacy learn to cope with thisRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/electric-car-charging-stations-moving-forward-in-denmark.html Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:47:36 +0000 Electric car infrastructure start-up Better Place has announced a recent round of funding totalling $135 million, which will help to ensure the company’s plans for a massive network of electric car charging stations in Denmark. The country has made owning an an electric car a lucrative proposition by charging no tax on the purchase of the car, as opposed to the 180% tax on a gas vehicle. Silicon Alley Insider explains Better Place: Better Place implements and oversees a system for countries wanting to wean themselves from gas powered autos. Rather than refuel your car at a gas station, BetterRead more...]]>