Lab2


 * Question 1:**

The most interesting product/design I found was the ceramic water filter. Even though this design was discussed in class, I found it very interesting particularily because it exploits resources and skills available to a specific region. The filters are relivtively easy to make, and local potters are trained how to make them. This simplifies the training process and puts the skills of local potters into very valuable use. Clean water is a major problem in many parts of the world, and this product is able to solve, or at the very least aleviate some of the problem. Another interesting aspect is that the materials used can be adapted to what is locally available. So for example if saw dust is abundant in a region, they would use it as the other material that mixes with the clay. The press or die which forms the filter is very easy to use, and uses simple parts which can be easily replaced. I trully believe this is a revolutionary design that will have a huge impact on the availability of clean drinking water in the developing world.

I would be most interested in researching health in order to design some product which... improves health. Health is the most important thing in peoples lives, and is something money cannot buy. Without good health, nothing else matters. I think it would be cool to design something which prevents disease and the spreading of it, particularily in the developing world.
 * Question 2:**