Off-road ambulance, glass coating, and novel IV drip win Dyson Awards

The 2023 James Dyson Award global winners have been announced. The prizes have gone to three different student teams, each of which offers novel solutions to modern issues including global warming and providing care in war and disaster zones.Continue R… Continue reading Off-road ambulance, glass coating, and novel IV drip win Dyson Awards

Off-road ambulance, glass coating, and novel IV drip win Dyson Awards

The 2023 James Dyson Award global winners have been announced. The prizes have gone to three different student teams, each of which offers novel solutions to modern issues including global warming and providing care in war and disaster zones.Continue R… Continue reading Off-road ambulance, glass coating, and novel IV drip win Dyson Awards

Portable AirLift takes the muscle out of single-worker health care

Nursing can be a physically taxing job – particularly when it comes to patient transfers – and it’s over-represented in workplace injury statistics. With the nursing workforce getting older, and more and more in-home care being done by just one worker,… Continue reading Portable AirLift takes the muscle out of single-worker health care

2021 James Dyson awardees take aim at plastics, glaucoma and stab wounds

A wearable sensor for eye pressure sensing, a plastic scanner and new treatment solution for stab wounds have triumphed as global winners of the 2021 James Dyson Award. The teams behind the inventions, which each earn US$40,000 to continue developing t… Continue reading 2021 James Dyson awardees take aim at plastics, glaucoma and stab wounds

Braille eBooks and mask recyclers among James Dyson Award finalists

The James Dyson Award is an international competition to recognize and encourage engineering students to get creative to solve some of the most pressing problems facing the world. The national finalists from 28 regions have been announced for 2021, ahe… Continue reading Braille eBooks and mask recyclers among James Dyson Award finalists

Home cancer-screen kit and UV-harvesting windows win James Dyson Awards

A simple home test for breast cancer and a solar energy-harvesting window made of recycled materials are the big winners of this year’s James Dyson Awards. The annual competition encourages university students to develop innovative solutions to current… Continue reading Home cancer-screen kit and UV-harvesting windows win James Dyson Awards