Physicists lay plan for developing world

The issues discussed at Durban conference, held in South Africa on Physics and Sustainable Development, are presented. The use of physics education, energy technology, physics-based health systems, and economic development in improving living standards in developing countries was emphasized. A four-pronged approach to tackling the problem in physics includes setting up a website to provide educational resources, developing new teaching materials, establishing model teacher-training workshops, and enhancing the use of traveling physics laboratories. There were also a number of proposals in the fields of energy and health, the development of solar cell technology, and the production of cheap biomass power plant for small communities.