Purifying water with waste Ramakrishna Mallampati, a Ph.D. student at the University of Singapore, has developed the first water purification technique that removes pollutants using apple and tomato peels. Mallampati discovered that apple and tomato peel not only removes contaminants but also dissolves chemicals, dyes,...
Tvilight zone Dutch Indian designer Chintan Shah has invented a technology for ‘smart street lamps, ‘Tvilights’, which glow brightly only when they sense the presence of people, bicycles, or cars, slashing energy costs by almost 80 percent. They dim on their own otherwise. The technology...
One minute mobile phone charger Most teenagers worldwide perhaps have complaints about constantly charging their phones. In 2013, EeshaKhare of Saratoga, USA, did something about it and ended up winning the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award along with $50,000. Indian-origin Khare was awarded for inventing...
Tetra pack marvel On May 7, 2013, the International Telecommunication Union awarded 13-year-old AarushiNairofSardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi, for her design of a recyclable tetra pack that will present a cure for diarrhea. It can hold 350ml of safe drinking water and has a separate...
World’s first smartphone for the visually impaired A post-graduate diploma in information and interface design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, SumitDagar has developed a smartphone that can convert any SMS or email sent in any 14language into Braille. The phone is based on...
