The James Dyson Foundation (https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.jp/) is an international engineering award sponsored by the James Dyson Award (JDA) for the purpose of supporting and training the next generation of engineers and designers. We announced 2021 international awards, sustainability awards newly established last year, medical awards, and three global award-winning works. These three works were selected by Dyson's founder and chief engineer, James himself, from the international TOP20 announced in October. With a history of more than 15 years, the James Dyson Award has so far been about £ 1 million (about 133,700) for more than 250 promising inventions by young engineers and scientists in 28 countries and territories around the world. 10,000 yen) * ¹ prizes are awarded. This year, with more than 2,000 entries from around the world, James Dyson selected three global award-winning works for the first time. The work that won the International Grand Prize will receive £ 30,000 * ¹ to support further research and development and development in the future. * ¹ Reference amount: 1 pound = 137 yen Looking back on JDA 2021, which will be converted according to the exchange rate at the time of the announcement of the award, James Dyson, the founder and chief engineer of Dyson, said as follows. "I'm always looking forward to seeing and feeling the enthusiasm of young engineers working on global issues with great design, engineering and science. This year, I've focused on medical inventions. We have set up a third award. It can be very difficult to commercialize or implement an idea. That is why the JDA award raises awareness of the work or idea and provides financial support. We hope that this will be a big first step for them to make a leap forward. ” Problems to be solved with this invention work: HOPES, which won the JDA 2021 International Grand Prize. This work was inspired by the diagnosis of glaucoma by the father of one of the inventors, Kelu. I witnessed his father go to the hospital many times while enduring discomfort, and realized that a less invasive and familiar intraocular pressure monitor was needed all over the world. Glaucoma is said to be the second most common cause of blindness in the world * ². By 2020, the number of glaucoma patients worldwide will reach approximately 80 million and is expected to exceed 111 million by 2040 * ³. It is also called the "silent thief of sight" because it is generally asymptomatic * ⁴. There is no cure, but early diagnosis and treatment can prevent blindness. Regular tonometry is now an important tool for clinicians to determine long-term treatment plans and goals. This is done by the Goldman pressure flat tonometer, which is considered the gold standard for tonometry. Safe, accurate, and low-cost home-use intraocular pressure measuring devices are required to improve the patient experience. Solution : HOPES (short for Home eye Pressure E-skin Sensor) is a painless, low-cost, wearable medical device for home intraocular pressure testing. Equipped with patent-pending sensor technology and artificial intelligence, HOPES is a convenient device that allows users to frequently self-measure intraocular pressure. After creating a profile in the app, the user wears HOPES gloves. The part of the fingertip is a sensor, which is pressed against the center of the eyelid. A unique sensor structure is adopted for this fingertip part, and the dynamic pressure information of the user's eyeball is acquired with sub-millisecond accuracy. The acquired signal is processed by a machine learning algorithm to continuously and accurately calculate the user's intraocular pressure. The data is sent to the paired device via Bluetooth or uploaded to the cloud for remote access by the clinician. The app displays an easy-to-read measurement history and a direct link to the healthcare system, allowing users to see a healthcare provider to minimize future symptoms. Regarding HOPES, James Dyson said: “Glaucoma testing is invasive and unpleasant, but I have also experienced that it is a very important test. The HOPES team is not directly related to them and affects their families. Their work has the potential to make glaucoma testing more widespread. I will succeed in overcoming the difficult process of further development and medical approval. The next step : The team will work with clinicians at the National University Hospital to collect and analyze patient tonometry data and train the device in machine learning modes. At the same time, we will optimize the performance of HOPES and work on improving the design. Regarding receiving the International Grand Prize, the HOPES team said: "I was thrilled to hear from James Dyson himself that he was awarded the JDA2021 International Grand Prize. It all started with Kell and he sought to come up with a solution for his father in response to the problems she faced as a family. We hope that this award will allow anyone to measure intraocular pressure at home without pain in the future. We want to improve the quality of life for people. One day, we would like to apply the sensor technology developed by our research group to various health monitoring applications such as robots and medical devices. ” Facts and data : ・ Glaucoma is second only to cataracts worldwide. It is the second most common cause of blindness in the eye, and intraocular pressure is currently the only risk factor that can be corrected. * ⁵ ・ Glaucoma is the number one cause of blindness in Japan, and is said to have a prevalence of 1 in 20 (5%) among people aged 40 and over. * ⁶ * ² https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4525787/*³ https://www.brightfocus.org/glaucoma/article/glaucoma-facts-figures*⁴ https: / /www.healthxchange.sg/seniors/ageing-concerns/glaucoma-singapore-stats-risk-factors-prevention#:~:text=In%20Singapore%2C%20 approximate%20three%20per,less%20than%20half%20this% 20figure. * ⁵ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4525787/*⁶ https://www.ryokunaisho.jp/ Problem to be solved with this invention work: Plastic is lightweight With safe and easily available materials, you can make long-lasting and durable products. On the other hand, there are concerns that plastics may not seem to be recyclable and may be landfilled or, in the worst case, dumped on the beach or in the sea. However, with the right technology, plastics can successfully recycle used products into new, durable products that themselves last. The challenge is how to identify the plastic so that it can be recycled in the right way, rather than being sent to landfill. This technique exists, but it is expensive and rare. If plastics can be identified, more plastics will be recycled and used more effectively. Solution : Plastic invented by Jerry De Vos, who studied industrial and product design in the Netherlands His scanner is a portable device that, when held over plastic, detects plastic parts with infrared rays. Show the user what material it is made of. Jerry is a member of Precious Plastic, an organization that seeks to reduce plastic waste. Through his work in this organization, he has witnessed the negative effects of plastic pollution and the obstacles caused by the inability to identify and separate plastics during the recycling process. Around the world, much of this process is done by hand, which can be time consuming, profitable and error prone. Jerry has succeeded in sorting using the reflection of infrared rays at a large factory in the Netherlands. This is an important step for proper recycling. Jerry's mission is to make this technology available to everyone in the world for better recycling. Plastic scanners utilize discrete infrared rays to detect the type of plastic. This is a new low-cost alternative to traditional infrared spectroscopy. The scanner is also completely open source hardware, allowing anyone to assemble a breakout board to integrate an electronic device into a portable device. Open source welcomes expert feedback and improvements, and the project will continue to improve as more people around the world recycle plastics. Jerry learned that much of the plastic that flows into the ocean comes from low- and middle-income countries. His mission is to design low-cost, easy-to-use plastic scanners and support recycling activities in these countries. During development, he interviewed recyclers in India, Indonesia, Kenya and Curacao to confirm that the model was suitable for the end user. Regarding plastic scanners, James Dyson said: "It may be fashionable to treat plastic as a bad guy, but it's a durable and versatile material that plays an important role. Of course, it's effectively recycled to prevent the plastic from being landfilled. Reusing and recycling is a challenge. Understanding how to properly recycle plastic is complicated, but Jerry has developed a highly effective technology that is accessible to everyone. To help developing countries. He was also supporting the recycling efforts of the local community in Algeria when he called Jerry, who is working hard, to tell him the news of the award. ” Next step : Jerry is an embedded system and machine learning. We bring together a team of friends who specialize in plastics to support the production of new prototypes and use scanners on a trial basis in industry and in resource-poor areas. The long-term goal is to make the project self-sufficient with a DIY version of the scanner, while at the same time enriching the open source documentation to make it easier for others to engage and contribute to his mission. Regarding winning the Sustainability Award, Jerry said: "I was very surprised when I was contacted directly by James Dyson for the award. After that, I began to realize the impact of the award and the potential that the award could bring. The purpose of plastic scanners is the most common plastic. Creating an open source device that can identify the type of device. The JDA award has greatly increased motivation. Thanks to this, both the electronic technology and software aspects of this invention are likely to accelerate the development process. We want to improve quality and make it intuitively reproducible so that anyone can properly identify and classify plastics and overcome one of the most complex barriers to recycling anywhere in the world. Facts and data : • Only 16% of plastic waste is reused to make new plastics. 40% is landfilled, 25% is incinerated and 19% is discarded * ⁷. * ⁷ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210510-how-to-recycle-any-plastic Problem to try to solve with this invention: Knife crime has become a problem in many countries around the world I am. Last year, the incidence of knife crime increased on almost every continent, especially in countries with strict gun control. In the United Kingdom and Wales alone, there were about 46,000 crimes using knives and sharp instruments, the highest number since the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 * ⁸. The average waiting time for ambulances in the UK is currently just over 8 minutes, but the time to death from heavy bleeding is only 5 minutes * ⁹ * ¹⁰. Solution : The REACT device (short for Rapid Emergency Actuating Tamponade) aims to reduce the plethora of bleeding caused by knife scratches. Currently, when treating a puncture wound, it is recommended to never remove the knife object from the wound if it is still in the body * ¹¹. This is because the object applies internal pressure to the wound and at the same time fills the cavity to prevent internal bleeding. Joseph's concept is based on this same principle: a implantable medical grade silicone balloon tamponade is inserted into a wound by a first responder. An actuator is connected to the valve of the tamponade, and the user selects the position of the wound on the interface of the device. When you press the trigger on the control unit, the automatic expansion sequence is started and the tamponade expands to the pressure specified according to the position of the wound and can stop the bleeding. Joseph found during his early R & D phase that state-of-the-art wound management techniques, such as wound packing, were often used by paramedics to prevent bleeding from puncture wounds * ¹². This procedure requires the wound to be tightly packed with gauze. This helps to apply pressure to the affected area from the inside. According to him, this procedure is time-consuming, professional, and can cause great pain to the victim, but in many cases it has been successful in quickly stopping bleeding from the knife wound. However, this method may not be suitable for wounds in body cavities such as the abdomen. This is the most common place for knife wounds to be attacked by knives * ¹³. During the prototyping process, Joseph found that the simple use of the REACT system and the automatic expansion procedure were more effective for first responders than traditional methods. Joseph believes that his prototype tamponade could stop bleeding in place within a minute and save hundreds of lives each year. Regarding REACT, James Dyson said: "Such problem-solving inventions show that engineers can make a big impact on serious global problems, which is why we created this award. The development of medical devices is very difficult and difficult. However, there is a great possibility that it will save lives, so please do not hesitate to work on it. I hope that this award will give you the support you need. Next Step: With the Medical Award, the project will receive an additional £ 30,000 (about 4.11 million yen). He aims to commercialize the invention in the next few years. The prize money will be used for further research and formal medical testing to enable REACT to become a global solution to knife wounds and save lives. Regarding receiving the Medical Award, Joseph said: "We are indescribably grateful for receiving this award for medical innovation. Knife crime is a terrifying global problem that kills thousands of people each year. The REACT system is a knife crime. Although it has the potential to be a life-saving measure in the fight, developing medical devices is a long and difficult process. Thanks to the reputation and funding gained from the JDA award, we are the first responder to develop the REACT system as soon as possible. ” Facts and data : ・ Knife crimes are on the rise around the world, especially in countries with strict gun regulations. Click here for the incidence of knife crimes by country. * ⁸ From official data from the National Health Service (NHS) and the National Bureau of Statistics (ONS) * ⁹ From official data from the National Health Service (NHS) in November 2020 * ¹⁰ Ministry of Homeland Security. (2015). Stop the Bleed. [Online] Published: https://www.dhs.gov/stopthebleed*¹¹ Hammett, E. (2020). How to help someone who has been stabbed or is seriously bleeding (How to save someone who has been stabbed or bleeding heavily). [Online] First Aid for Life. Published here: https://firstaidforlife.org.uk/knife-crime-serious-bleeding/*¹² Hammett , E. (2020). How to help someone who has been stabbed or is seriously bleeding. [Online] First Aid for Life. Published here: https: //firstaidforlife.org.uk/knife-crime-serious-bleeding/*¹³ Sugrue, M., Bagrogh, Z., Lynch, J., Bardsley, J., Sisson, G. and Weigelt, J. 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