Solar Project for Health Clinics Wins Tech Award

Technology

The Tech Museum of Innovation, in San Jose, Calif., has presented its annual awards to honor the creative use of technology to benefit society. Each award carries a $50,000 cash prize.

The nonprofit Women’s Emergency Communication and Reliable Electricity—or WE CARE Solar—in Berkeley, Calif., won the health award. To improve maternal health in areas where the supply of electricity is unreliable, the organization provides suitcase-size solar electrical systems that

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