We all need to keep an open mind, because things we can t imagine can be possible. Being willing to think beyond the norms we re used to is how advancements are made.
For example, a student at Mapua University Manila recently won an award for his invention of solar windows that don t need the sun to work.
Carvey Ehren Maigue was named the first winner of the James Dyson Award for Global Sustainability, an international design competition open to engineers from more than 30 countries worldwide and run by The James Dyson Foundation.
Maigue, 27, created AuREUS, a renewable energy system used for windows and walls of buildings. The new material is made from rotting fruits and vegetables. It absorbs UV light from the sun and converts it into electricity. It works just as well when it s not receiving sunlight.
December 15, 2020 1:30 pm
With schools shut for a large portion of 2020, parents in their droves were seeking home schooling resources that were engaging, creative and free. Just a few weeks after Boris Johnson announced the UK’s first lockdown, Dyson came up with the goods.
With the help of its design team, the James Dyson Foundation devised 44 Challenge Cards designed to keep kids entertained and help them learn a thing or two while at home. The challenges put forward by Dyson included making a marble run, building a periscope and designing a bridge made of spaghetti.
Beyond the cards, this news story also gave us the chance to speak to Dyson design manager Ben Edmonds, whose daily livestream of STEM activities for kids garnered interest from around the world. Edmonds’ goal was to show that parents and guardians could help foster “skills for life” in their children, with only the contents of a recycling bin for help.