Shweeb: (noun)- derived from the German word to “float” or “suspend”.
Imagine this was your commute to work everyday? You get your own little cubby on this track and you can pedal yourself from point a to b. Invented in Australia by Geoff Barnett and shortlisted as one of the top 5 projects in Google’s 10100 competition, this pedal powered monorail could be seen into fruition in the not so distant future. It’s had over 30,000 riders and investment from google- watch this space!
(Spotted on Inhabitat)
Katherine Hui is currently the Social site editor at Green Thing, a web-based public service in London that inspires people to lead greener lives through creative content.
Before this, she worked as the Development Manager at Social Innovation Camp, an organization that encourages people to use web and mobile-based technology to mobilise social change. She oversaw 300 ideas submission and helped build 20 prototypes – five of which have gone on to get further funding or investment.
Katherine’s came over to the UK form Canada in 2007 for an MSc program at the London School of Economics. Before arriving in London, she managed a small environmental start-up in Vancouver called the Canadian Climate Change Alliance.
Katherine is football mad. She is a loyal supporter of Arsenal FC, plays for Islington Borough Ladies FC and coaches for Gunners in Islington in her spare time. Her second favourite hobby is kite surfing and she can sometimes be found chasing the wind.
