I have special liking for innovations that has potential to change the world for the better. Here, I intend to share all those at one place. Hope you like them.
1. This video demonstrates how Dozee - a contactless, remote, accurate and affordable remote health monitoring solution works.
It's start-up by young IIT Bombay Alumni re-purposed what originally was a sleep monitoring sensor to a remote patient monitoring system!!
They are getting orders from hospitals..
Website https://www.dozee.io/covid-19/
2. No contact water tap with soap: 1 Sec water for wetting hands, 1 sec soap dispensing, 20 sec for scrubbing, 9 sec for rinsing.
3. Sharing video on two IIT students who invented car that runs on air, water, aluminium and graphene.
Actually they have invented a battery which is powered by these materials.
The company name is Log9 Materials. They started in 2014. Their innovation has got good publicity in leading media publications.
This video is perhaps 18 months old. It would be interesting to see how they are doing now in 2020.
4. Air-conditioned Bike Helmet
5. Useful invention to convert plastic waste into low cost fuel.
6. Useful article by a friend Vinayak G on hackathon in the area of health and electronics, in good details.
7. It seems world is poised to eliminate animal slaughter and reduce dependence on agricultural farming practices, if this works.
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A company from Finland, Solar Foods, is planning to bring to market a new protein powder, Solein, made out of CO₂, water and electricity. It's a high-protein, flour-like ingredient that contains 50 percent protein content, 5–10 percent fat, and 20–25 percent carbs. It reportedly looks and tastes like wheat flour, and could become an ingredient in a wide variety of food products after its initial launch in 2021.
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8. Ashok Leyland and ABB have supplied electric buses to Geneva, Switzerland where bus battery charging is done in 20 seconds, when bus halts at bus stops. Even battery swap is made very efficient. Way to go.
Soon such buses will start in India as well. So, electric vehicles will replace petrol/diesel vehicles sooner than we anticipate.
9. Prashant Gade has given free prosthetic arms to 1,500 patients. He dropped out of Engineering course in 3rd year. This is an appeal to help him to further his cause. A true engineer.
10. Old and discarded Car and Truck tyres converted to little adorable beds for animals.
11. Very simple and innovative way of providing sustainable means of serving fruit juices.
12. A bunch of Indian engineers at the Bengaluru R&D Facility of Saudi Arabia’s Sabic petrochemical company have created a plastic that is stronger than steel while being extremely lightweight. They’ve created a resin-metal based hybrid solution that they call Noryl GTX.
Noryl GTX blends polyamide (PA) and modified polyphenylene ether polymer (PPE) technology. It brings forward the dimensional stability, low water absorption and heat resistance of PPE polymer with the chemical resistance and flow of PA polymer.
This isn’t the first revolutionary discovery at the Bengaluru R&D facility. The team of 300 engineers (mostly chemical and material scientists) are constantly to bring new and innovative tech applications. They are also known to file for at least 70 patents every year.
13. Royal Dutch airlines - KLM, has created a dinner table at the airport which no one can eat from, unless 20 people agree to sit & eat together !
An idea to spread friendship & love between unknown passengers.
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This kind of innovative thinking can lead to much better returns rather than usual advertising.
14. Plastic is recycled for making sheets, which are useful for construction.
15. Bangalore woman develops waste segregation machine and more.
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The biodegradable waste helps generate biogas or produce organic compost/manure.
The non-biodegradable waste is used to make recycled boards which can be transformed into tables, chairs, roofing tiles, partition walls, among other things.
“Till date, the authorities were only spending money on waste, but here’s a complete zero-waste system, that converts waste into wealth.”
“Trashcon” follows three business models:
1. They recommend the segregator to those who have channels set for the use of biodegradables and non-biodegradables.
2. In the second model, they sell the segregator and buy back the non-biodegradable waste to create boards. So the customer not only makes a green choice but also generates revenue.
3. The third model is where they set up an end-to-end zero waste management system and make manures and recyclable boards from the output.
The company is now working with industry biggie, Pidilite, which helps the boards reach carpenters. This has already found a huge market not just in India but even Canada, Australia and the USA.
16. Voice box for stage-3/4 throat cancer patients invented by an person in India for just ₹50/-
Equivalent solution available in the market costs more than ₹30,000/-
17. Eco friendly Hydrogen trains in Germany.
18. Jabalpur becomes first smart city with Hexi cycle project. One can pickup cycle from starting point and drop at the destination. All using mobile app.
19. People with loss of central vision can now see using eSight Electronic glass
India Manufactured by: eSight Corp Wearable Technology Valley Limited 10/1, Bangur Avenue, Block A, Kolkata – 700055 Phone : +91 98300 07427
20. Health ATM which gives report in few minutes installed in Delhi.
21. Herbivore Farms grows super healthy varieties of leafy green vegetables using hydroponic methods of cultivation in a factory premise.
It is spread over 1,000 sq ft and houses 2,500 kinds of plants in a temperature controlled indoor setting. It’s in Andheri. It was initially a warehouse in an old industrial estate.
https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2019/03/mumbai-couple-hyperlocal-farm-2fblcy3ya6
22. Freedom from trouble of parking the vehicle, in between two parked vehicles.
23. Michelin has introduced Airless Tyres which will be available in India soon. Forget about tyre punctures and checking of air pressure.
24. Technology is becoming integrated in our daily life, and now poised to become part of ourselves without limits! Sub-dermal implants that charge themselves with motion, like a self-winding watch.
25. Smart glasses. Great solution for visually challenged people.
26. Plane Li-Fi - light to transmit data while flying
At a time when passengers have been increasingly demanding in-flight internet bandwidth, there is a need to look for alternatives that go beyond traditional Wi-Fi technologies. One such is accessing the internet through light bulbs using Li-Fi. On an aircraft, this wireless communication technology can use light to transmit data and allow people to remain online while flying and even during take-off and landing. The term was first introduced by Professor Harald Haas, Chair of mobile communications at the University of Edinburgh, during a 2011 TED Global talk. He envisioned light bulbs that could act as wireless routers. Using the technology, data is transmitted by changing the intensity of LEDs at such a high rate that the flickering of the light is not visible to the human eye. A light sensor on the end device – for example a laptop – receives the data transmitted by the flashing and dimming light.
Experts say that Li-Fi holds the key to solving challenges faced by 5G, the next generation of wireless broadband technology. It can send data 100 times faster than traditional Wi-Fi. Plane maker Airbus has been working on installing Li-Fi on its aircraft as it provides secure wireless connectivity at all locations and time zones. It does this without any electromagnetic interference with the sensitive radio equipment. It was reported that during experiments, scientists have reached speeds of 15 gigabits per second (Gbps) and have displayed that future light bulbs can transmit 100 Gbps. At that speed, one could download 12 high-definition films in 60 seconds. Data transmission is even possible when the light is dimmed to levels hardly perceptible to the human eye. All of these features make aircraft an ideal place to use Li-Fi.
Cabin reading lights would transport data to passengers’ smartphones, tablets and laptops. It was reported that Apple was also experimenting Li-Fi for use in future iPhones after hints to the technology were found within the code of its mobile operating system iOS. In India New Delhi-based startup Velmenni is also working on Li-Fi technology for wireless data transfer using light as a medium. Velmenni’s main focus is in solving challenges for back-haul connectivity for 4G and 5G and also create a parallel infrastructure to Wi-Fi.
27. Xenxo S-ring is a revolutionary gadget likely to transform how we use technology.
28. A Jewish woman Sharon Barak has invented a new plastic like material that simply dissolves in water. Of course, it cannot store water or tea but has many uses.
Here is another video with similar single use plastic that dissolves in water. Not sure if it's same or different.
29. Wind Turbines inspired by nature: Tree like design - simple and elegant.
30. Innovative way to recycle and reuse discarded flip-flop chappals.
31. Fantastic waste management process developed by Indore. This city was rated as the cleanest city of India 3rd time in a row. If all city follow this, India will be the cleanest country in the world.
32. Now carry your Electric 2-Wheeler in your car; or carry it around with you. It weighs less than 25 kgs.
33. Foldable cargo Bicycle. Convertible Cycle called Convercycle. It is a cargo bike.
34. Bicycle without chains! NuBike.
Cycle without chains using CeramicSpeed bearings.
35. Atmospheric Water generator invented by Bharat Electronics Limited India. It is especially useful for defence personnel deployed in far away places.
Watergen - Water from humidity in the air by a Israel based company. It has setup plant in USA.
36. Robot that makes jobs of manual scavengers easy, safe and dignified. Four engineers have developed Sewage Cleaning Robot.
37. London's Gatwick Airport is testing out an electric, autonomous robot named Stan that parks customers' cars for them.
Stan uses forklift-like arms and artificial intelligence to create up to 50% more space in a parking lot. Also it tracks and makes the car available on the passenger’s return.
Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport will implement same technology soon. Good use of AI and technology.
38. Airbag for Bikers
39. You may have known about Edible Cutlery items. This is about a person / company that makes it commercially.
40. Love this idea of giving out used items; and recycling it creatively by setting up a mall with shops who sell it after a creative refurbishing.
I have seen such ventures in US and European countries. But they are mostly an individual effort.
Collective effort at society level is a real boost towards saving planet. India also will need such places soon.
41. Tree planting Drone. Example of good use of technology.
42. Mechanical Chef that makes Home-made food. माँ के हाथ का खाना mechanical chef द्वारा।
43. A simple net that turn fog into clean potable water.
44. Fully electric powered autonomous cargo vehicle - made in India by young entrepreneurs of ATI Motors.
45. Motion Sync - play musical instrument using hand movements and gestures.
46. Nasal Filters : to battle Air Pollution in cities like Delhi. Invented by IIT Graduates, in India ! Cost Rs.10 /- each.
47. Innovative Chess board by students of K J Somaiya Engg College Student. It allows one to play chess with a player in some other part of the world on a chess board.
48. Wind from passing buses vehicles rotates vanes and Solar panels creating electricity to bring power to 20,000 homes Istanbul University Student invented this. Installed in Turkey.
49. I liked use of mobile app (Aahar) and people behind it (Robinhood Army), for a social cause at Indore. Worth emulating.
50. Why can’t we recycle energy? Here a prototype of a plant where CO2 in atmosphere is converted in to fuel.
It can give setback to electric vehicles and help survive existing vehicles thereby making the environment minimise pollution.
51. Different types of personal vehicles. Very good variety.
52. I liked the idea of biodegradable thermocol, Charcoal free Incense sticks and Vermi Compost made from flower waste of temples, in Kanpur.
53. See how Styrofoam used widely for packaging can be converted to activated carbon. Discovered by young boys!
54. Toothpaste tablets. No need of the tube.
55. Running out of burial space? Here is a Green burial.
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This is my collection up to 1-Aug-2018 (Number 55). I have many more (up to 27-July-2016). Stay tuned. I will post them when time permits.
Leave your comments citing number allotted to each innovation.
