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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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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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VENTURE: Palm Fronds Cement Blocks

Posted on 12. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Mark Gersava, 24, Philippines - Palm fronds is a waste product came from Palm Oil Plants, the increase of this waste residue was just thrown away and burned to decrease its amount.
In search for an alternative that would answer the environmental problems caused by Palm Fronds burning and arrest the rising cost of construction materials, I [...]

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VENTURE: Eco-San Toilet

Posted on 12. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Moses Odhiambo, 24, Kenya – Dunga wetland faces a myriad of problems i.e. habitat destruction, pollution, hunting among others. Limited land space undermines any efforts put by conservation bodies to try and protect the swamp. Farming is one of the ever increasing threats to the wetland that continues to pose a detrimental effect on its [...]

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VENTURE: Tractor-Factor

Posted on 11. Apr, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Shailesh Upadhyay and Ujala Shanker, India – One of the biggest problems faced by Indian villages is scarce electricity to power light bulbs. Electricity is provided only for a very few hours and only during day time. Hence, children are unable to study at night and have to resort to using lanterns, which can [...]

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VENTURE: Portable Windmill

Posted on 11. Mar, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Chew Yee Ng, 20, Singapore - A portable, easy to assemble and affordable windmill.
In rural areas and disaster struck areas electricity is hard to get, therefore lowering the living condition of these areas.
Windmills can be brought into these areas and start generating electricity without the need for constant supply of fuel (fuel is expensive and bad [...]

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VENTURE: Edible Objects

Posted on 05. Mar, 2009 by Charles Tsai.

Ronan Le Vacon, 18, France - Edible Objects is a venture that seeks to address environmental issues like waste and use of energy by designing objects that allow us to change the way in which we eat.
Putting to good use their design studies, Ronan and the team plan to create objects and utensils for eating that [...]

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