A more ergonomic and biometric cooling accessory tailored to safety helmet
- 60% of Hong Kong’s 600,000 construction workers have suffered symptoms of heat stroke.[1]
- With 2024 predicted to be one of the hottest years on record, the first half of the year has already been unusually warm, with five of the six months experiencing higher temperatures than normal.[2]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 September 2024 – This year’s James Dyson Award Hong Kong winner directly addresses the severe issue of heat stress among construction workers with an innovative cooling accessory designed to enhance worker safety and productivity in these harsh conditions.
Recent past winners
- 2023 International winner – The Golden Capsule (South Korea)
- 2023 Sustainability winner – E-COATING (Hong Kong SAR)
- 2022 International winner – SmartHeal (Poland)
- 2022 Sustainability winner – Polyformer (Canada)
A hands-free intravenous (IV) device designed for disaster zones, that can be strapped to the patient and does not rely on gravity.
An eco-friendly and affordable roof and exterior wall coating with a high cooling effect for electricity-free cooling.
A precise, affordable and scalable smart pH sensor for dressings, helping medical professionals to detect infection without the need to disrupt the tissue underneath the dressing by removing it.
A low-cost machine that turns plastic bottles into 3D printer filament, giving makers in developing nations easier access to cheap, high-quality 3D printing materials.
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