Industrial Swadeshi

Swadeshi is the Sanskrit word for self-reliance. Gandhi championed self-reliance in the face of British colonialism as a powerful implementation of nonviolent resistance.

How far can we go with industrial self-reliance?

=Links from Elliot Hallmark=

Industrial Solar

 * parabolic to fiberoptic
 * non-imaging optics

Biofuel

 * methane to methanol

Closed loop chemistry

 * Acetylene production

Aluminosilicate chemistry

 * Geopolymers
 * Silica reclamation
 * Aluminum from clay
 * Silica nanostructures

Intermediate Technology

 * Bicycle technology
 * Small scale farm technology (UC Davis)