Engineering student turns food waste into renewable energy
What if those old carrots you never got around to eating could be a renewable energy source, rather than...
This tiny device can scan for skin cancer at a fraction of the current cost
sKan is an inexpensive device that can detect skin cancer at its early stages. The device creates heat maps to...
Award-winning paper bike helmet keeps cyclists safe anywhere they go
When it comes to life-saving protective gear, “collapsible” doesn’t seem like a word you’d want to hear,...
Mobile cooler designed by 22-year-old Will Broadway could save 1.5 million lives
Transporting vaccines in developing countries can be precarious. Highly sensitive to temperature, vaccines can...
Bionic Titan Arm Wins 2013 James Dyson Award
The Titan Arm is a bionic exoskeleton that helps people recovering from an injury or stroke regain their upper-body...
New Tubes Using Hydraulic Pistons Could Harness Ocean Waves for Energy
Capturing energy from ocean waves isn't as straightforward as it might sound—especially as most existing technologies...
Dyson Award-Winning SafetyNet Prevents Overfishing by Guiding Small Fish to Freedom With LED Lights
Royal College of Arts graduate Dan Watson has developed a brilliant sustainable fishing net with luminous exit...
The O2 Pursuit is an Air-Powered Motorcycle that Can Travel 62 Miles on a Single Charge
Developed by Dean Benstead, a graduate RMIT University in Melbourne, the O2 Pursuit is a pretty extraordinary bike....
The Bicyclean Uses Pedal Power to Safely Recycle E-Waste
The Unites States generates more electronic waste than any other nation on earth. According to the EPA, more...
Rogers Feng's Human-Powered Refrigeration System Wins US James Dyson Award
Human-Powered Refrigerator Case A human-powered refrigeration system designed to help in the distribution of...
Airdrop Irrigation System Wins 2011 James Dyson Award Top Prize
[gallery_extend] Linacre was inspired to create his design because of the effects of climate change...
Hamster Ball-Shaped Solarball Uses the Sun to Purify Water
While you might mistake designer Jonathan Liow's Solarball for a familiar hamster's toy, it's actually a really...
Life Preserver-Launching Bazooka Wins James Dyson Award
If you see a giant orange bazooka gun firing bullets into the ocean, don't panic; it may just be the Longreach...
"Pure" Water Bottle Filters 99.9% of Bacteria with UV Light
While traveling through Zambia, Timothy Whitehead became perplexed with the issues surrounding purifying water...
