Tag Archives: Invention09
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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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 contribute [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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VENTURE: Filters for Families Abroad
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Annie Bartholomew, 15, USA - My venture idea is to distribute filters made of recycled aluminum to families and people in third-world and poverty stricken countries. The filters would be simple to use and require no replacements, a must for desolate areas. My science project in eighth grade inspired this idea since I was doing an [...]
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VENTURE: TruV (True Vision)
Posted on 02. Mar, 2009 by Charles Tsai.
Cody Smith, 17, USA – My project has been in the works for about a year now. Following the problem solving model I have identified a problem that affects over forty million people across the globe who are visually impaired. I intend to use a pair of “video glasses” that are currently being made for [...]
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