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UK James Dyson Award winner scoops prize for vaccine device
UK James Dyson Award winner scoops prize for vaccine device
UK James Dyson Award winner scoops prize for vaccine device William Broadway's design has been inspired by Einstein and is a response to the 19 million children who are unable to receive the vaccines they need every year.A portable device that cools vaccines so that they can be transported without expiring has been declared the 2016 James Dyson Award winner for the UK.The design by William Broadway has been inspired by an idea Albert Einstein patented in 1906 called Icyball, a refrigeration unit for farmers that didn't require electricity and lasted for 24 hours.
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Student's vaccine cooler wins UK James Dyson Award
Student's vaccine cooler wins UK James Dyson Award
Media caption William Broadway explains how the vaccine cooler he designed worksA portable cooling device for vaccines which could save millions of lives in developing countries has won the James Dyson award for UK design innovation.William Broadway invented the ISOBAR device as part of his final year project at Loughborough University.The industrial design and technology graduate received £2,000 to develop his prototypes.
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Einstein-inspired Isobar vaccine cooling system wins UK James Dyson award
Einstein-inspired Isobar vaccine cooling system wins UK James Dyson award
A portable cooling system for temperature-sensitive vaccines which could save millions of lives in developing countries has won its 22-year-old designer a prestigious James Dyson award.Will Broadway, an industrial design and technology graduate from Loughborough University, developed the Isobar system for his final degree project after seeing the huge waste of valuable vaccines, which lost their potency as a result of inadequate storage and transportation conditions in remote regions.Engineering lifesaving care for premature refugee babies Read moreBefore starting his university course, Broadway spent seven weeks travelling through Cambodia, China, Hong Kong and Vietnam, where he saw the challenges faced by medical staff in getting life-saving vaccines to the people who need them.
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