Promotion: the James Dyson Foundation is inviting design students and recent graduates who are "problem-solvers, not grandstanders" to enter its annual James Dyson Award.
Launched earlier this month, the James Dyson Award 2024 aims to recognise the world's most exciting young inventors who have created "ambitious designs that address a global issue".
The awards are open to students and recent graduates and the winners will be personally picked by Dyson founder James Dyson.
Top: a device to reduce blood loss from knife wounds was a previous International Winner. Above: a hands-free IV won the top award last year
"The world needs more doers ? problem-solvers, not grandstanders, who are ready to take on the problems of our time," said Dyson. "Every year the James Dyson Award gives young people a platform for their medical and environmental inventions, and much more besides."
"It's their 'wrong thinking' that leads to breakthroughs, whether it's the development of a new sustainable material, or the application of clever engineering principles to help improve people?s lives. I look forward to seeing what new inventions this year's award brings!"
The 2022 award was won by an infection-sensing wound dressing
The judges will be looking for designs that solve a real-world problem.
Entries will initially be judged on a national level by a panel of external judges and a Dyson engineer, with a winner and two runners-up chosen for each n...