Archive for 'Inventions'
Stories of Change ebook
Posted on 04. Dec, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Ashoka recently published an ebook featuring our youth venturers and their projects. You can view or download it. Spread it to your friends.
Stories of Change – Vol 2 : Youth Making A Difference
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INTERVIEW: Hemant Sahal on Inventions
Posted on 29. Nov, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Continuing our interview series with youth who have launched invention ventures through our Invent Your World campaign, we bring you this interview with Hemant Sahal, inventor of the CALLMAT.
1) Your invention venture, CALLMAT, aims to address the problem of water contamination by offering a technology that would remove toxic metal ions and pollutants. Why [...]
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VENTURE: CALLMAT
Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Hemant Sahal, 20, India – When visiting his hometown in rural India, Hemant Sahal was struck by the number of people suffering from heavy metal poisoning. The source of this harmful waste is small-scale industry, which lacks the knowledge and resources to prevent the release of harmful by-products into local water supply.
To address this problem, [...]
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Invent Your World Winners
Posted on 03. Jun, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Ashoka GenV is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Ashoka Lemelson Awards for young inventors.
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Invent Your World Winners
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These represent five of the most outstanding invention ventures from the 2009 Invent Your World Challenge – a partnership between [...]
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VENTURE: Algae Panel
Posted on 07. May, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Erica Lawson, 17, USA - In 2010, stricter regulations will be applied to the trucking industry, requiring lower emissions of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. Several truck manufacturers have proposed adding a tank of urea to each truck to control emissions, but there are many downsides to this technology, such as high cost, added weight, and consumption [...]
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Solar-Powered Cooker Wins Global Award
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
A global Climate Change Challenge to find the most innovative solution to climate change has yielded a clear winner – Kyoto Box.
It’s a $5 cooker that uses two cardboard boxes – one inside another – and an acrylic cover to trap the sun’s power for boiling and cooking. The design is simple enough that it [...]
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VIDEO: Military Robots and the Future of War
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
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VENTURE: Turn It Off
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Sagar Naupada, 19, India - While we walk out of a room having a 60W bulb without switching it off, the power wastage snow balls to approximately 22,000W per year. If this is the case of a single bulb what about the other appliances in our house hold.
My idea is to develop a electronic system which [...]
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VENTURE: Dehydrator
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Andrew Barth, 17, USA - The object is to invent a dehydrator that has been combined with a dehumidifier, which can be used by farmers, food processing corporations, or bio-diesel corporations in rural developing countries.
The dehydrator would effectively and efficiently dehydrate a product within a few days, while also condensing the moisture out of the air [...]
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