Edition #17, December 2005
Cuban cooking for eco-loco scientists
When
a group of colleagues from Argentina, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Guatemala,
asked Liván from Cuba about the ingredients of congrí rice, and he spoke
to us of the binders to unite the rice and beans, we became aware how
much science had penetrated our minds. Thus, we would like to share
with the technicians an experiment based upon this tasty dish that
yielded most satisfactory sensorial results.
Am I lucky?
Am
I lucky? That is the question many asked when they learned that I was
going to Cuba to participate in an EcoMaterials Conference. Of course
at that moment we referred to the opportunity to travel and know other
cultures and countries.
Bright young people will guarantee the future
In the corridors and salons of the Bolivar Convention Center experience of many years of working with EcoMaterials came together with the thirst of a younger generations of students and researchers.
A O Watt Society
Roland
Stulz´s presentation on the concept of the 2000 Watt society has
inspired us all. It made us take distance from our daily activities and
combats and realize that saving energy actually is the aim for all
eco-builders.
