Bill Gates is investing in futuristic toilets
August 17th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattNew York, Aug 17(THAINDIAN NEWS)The computer inventor Bill Gates is thinking about introducing futuristic toilets. It is said the he has invested a lot of money particularly in the technology of coming up with futuristic toilet. His main aim in this innovation is to improve the total world sanitation.
He has formed an organization namely Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. This will be the body that will deal with the appropriate innovation of this idea led by him. He has as well paused this as a challenge to the sanitation organizations.
They should try to look out for the most convenient and environmental friendly toilets that will suit the people for a healthy living. He said that the toilets would be operating without septic system, electricity and running water. The prototype that his organization came up with will be incurring around five cents in a day.
It is believed to turn the urine into a flushing liquid and turn the human waste into electricity. The Bill Gates group was awarded with $100,000 for such a brilliant innovation. The number of people who used to die due to diarrohea will reduce from the 1.5 million-the value that was previously known, thanks to this innovation.
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