Life Saving Air Drones
The Airborne Avalanche Rescue System by designer Tatjana Rolle aims to decrease crucial emergency rescue times after avalanches by utilizing autonomous airborne drones to detect…
Medical
Multi-rescue Life Preserver
Current life preserver designs are useful but don’t account for these simultaneous rescues. The D-Rescue Can is a rugby-ball shaped preserver, perfect for throwing, that…
Baby Fever!
The Easy Read Thermometer is specifically designed for taking the temperature of babies. The idea may be old school of a strip, but the innovation…
Mobile Communications for the Deaf
The Communicaid is a whole system of products designed to facilitate communication between deaf and hearing people. The Visual Sound Station and Glasses are portable devices…
Breathe Easy
What we have here is a brilliant idea that can go on to save many lives during a smoke crisis in subway trains. However it…
KwickScreen Wins 2011 James Dyson Award
A winner of the 2011 James Dyson Award, this incredibly useful design called the KwickScreen is already finding its place in hospitals around the world….
Children Need A Bear Hug!
Apparently pressure applied to the torso of autistic children helps keep regulate the sensory system to relieve anxiety, reduce unwanted behaviors, and help increase focus…
The Friendly IV-System
Pal is a new take on the iv system for non-ICU patients. It takes ergonomics and the psychological needs of the patient into consideration. Current…
A Dog’s Best Friend
My dog, Buckley, is a just a pup weenie-dog but I have already started to notice signs that his elongated back might need some attention…
Rescue Water-Jet Pack
Inspired by the JetLev Flyer (pictured with operator), a flying machine that uses high-pressure water columns to generate thrust, the Rescue Pack is a comparatively…
Emergency Rescue Bike
Designed for use by the Coast Guard, the Sharpshooter electric bike concept aims to be a viable alternative to the current limited range motorcycles for…
Left And Right, Alright!
I have been wearing contact lenses since I was in my 8th grade, so this story is too close to home and I know exactly…