The 2014 James Dyson award honor went to James Roberts, a 23 year old graduate of Loughsborough University in England.
Roberts created a low cost incubator, MOM, to help one in ten babies worldwide born prematurely. With Roberts’ invention 75% of deaths resulting from premature birth can now be avoided. The incubator is inexpensive, inflatable and electronically controlled. For more, see the video on Roberts’ entry:
Runners-up for the 2014 James Dyson awards were:
- QOLO – a personal wheelchair
- Suncayr – nanotechnology sunscreen
- BRUISE – a smart injury detection suit for atheletes
A Noteable Finalist: Diagnosing Patients In Developing Regions
Jack Trew, a student at the University of Birmingham, has created an alternative to expensive high-tech centrifuges usually found in first and second world medical facilities. Trew’s low-tech “Spokefuge” is modern lab equipment designed to fasten to a bicycle tire allowing doctors to more quickly and accurately diagnose illness.
Jack Trew – Dyson Awards FinalistJack Trew
Spokefuge is made up of seven pieces and processing test tubes takes about 10 minutes of cycling.
Spokefuge (Image Courtesy www.jamesdysonfoundation.com)
The Dyson Award presents $45,000 to the winner and $7,500 to each runner-up.
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