The James Dyson Award is an international design and engineering award that honors, encourages and inspires a new generation of design engineers. Since its inception in 2005, it has challenged innovative and entrepreneurial engineering and design students and recent graduates around the world every year to design a solution that can solve practical problems. The subject matter requirements for the grand prize are very broad and open, eliminating complex entry restrictions and allowing students to boldly propose solutions to world problems.
The collection channel for works for the 2022 Dyson Design Awards has officially opened today. Each participating country and region will first select the champion, runner-up and runner-up for the region by an external review team and Dyson engineers, and then James Dyson, founder and chief engineer of Dyson, will select the winner of the international awards. The winners of each division will be announced on September 7.

Provide generous bonus support and build a resource sharing network
In order to support students 'entrepreneurship and facilitate the implementation of their works, the Dyson Design Awards have so far awarded bonuses to more than 285 winners of award-winning works. In the past two years, the number of works received at the Dyson Design Awards has continued to reach record highs, and the quality of works has steadily increased. In 2021, three international champions were selected for the first time. In the same year, the number of entries in the mainland of China once again set a new record, with a total of 613 entries received, twice the number of entries in the previous year, and the total number of entries ranked first among the 28 participating countries and regions.
In order to encourage the younger generation who is expected to become future inventors to discover and solve problems and highlight the important role that engineers and scientists will play in the future, the prize money for regional champions will double to £ 5,000 starting from 2022. In addition to generous bonuses and world-renowned awards, this year's Dyson Design Awards provide a communication platform for previous winners who have successfully commercialized their works. Competitors can exchange experiences, establish connections, and share commercial resources on this platform. New winners can also join in and talk to their predecessors in order to obtain more professional guidance and help.

Focus on practical problems and explore efficient solutions
Good inventions should provide clear and efficient solutions to real-world problems. In recent years, the Dyson Design Awards have received a series of impressive works. Hu Keer's team, which won the 2021 China championship, invented a lightweight, flexible, mobile and green wearable self-driven cyanobacteria power generation material-Power Mutualism Electric energy symbiotic in response to the limitations of the power supply method of wearable sensing networks. As degradable organisms, electrical energy symbionts effectively utilize the rich natural resource cyanobacteria to reduce carbon and produce oxygen, alleviate the greenhouse effect, and promote sustainable development of the environment.
Dyson engineer Hu Hongfei commented: "The Power Mutualism electrical energy symbiosis is a very interesting invention that fully reflects the bright prospects of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. With the development of electronic technology and the popularity of wearable devices, battery capacity and battery life have always been an issue that is difficult to ignore, and the production and recycling process of batteries is full of challenges to the natural environment. Taking advantage of the mechanism by which cyanobacteria release electrons through photosynthesis is a good entry point and refreshing."
Hu Keer's team said that the Power Mutualism electrical energy symbiosis technology will have rich application scenarios in the future. For example, supplying power to smart wearable devices such as health monitoring equipment, safety monitoring for the disabled or the elderly, and providing emergency power to them in extreme environments in the wild. The Dyson Design Award serves as a starting point, providing it with generous bonuses and global recognition. The team will use this to continue to promote the commercialization of products to achieve greater effectiveness.
Help the commercialization of excellent works and work together to build a better future
The Dyson Design Awards create a platform for young inventors to freely seek solutions and opportunities for global media exposure. Winners can attract external investment, implement their works, and develop their personal careers.
The 2014 international champion mOm Incubator provides a lower-cost solution for the care of premature infants. After successfully passing all external tests, the mOm incubator has been successfully used in three UK NHS trusts and has so far improved the lives of more than 20 premature infants. The mOm incubator project is still in the continuous development stage, hoping to go global and protect the lives of more premature babies.
The 2017 U.S. national group runner-up work SoaPen colored soap pen aims to encourage children to develop the good habit of washing hands frequently. At present, the project has been successfully commercialized, and all three project members have been selected into the prestigious Forbes "30 Elites Under 30" list. Currently, SoaPen has promoted its rich product line to various parts of the United States, and its start-up team is still committed to providing solutions to existing problems. It also recently launched a hand sanitizer to meet customer needs during the COVID-19 COVID-19 epidemic.
The 2018 China Champion ORCA Water Cleaning Robot aims to use smart unmanned ships that operate safely and comfortably to meet the needs of cleaning floating objects in small waters and environmental protection. In the same year, project leader Zhu Jiannan was also listed on Forbes '"30 Elites Under 30" list. Oka Electronic Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., founded by its team, has won the opportunity to cooperate with IKEA in the UK with the award-winning experience of the Dyson Design Award. Through the successful case of putting cleaning robots on the River Thames, it has attracted more people. The favor of business partners. As a leader in domestic surface driverless technology, Oka Technology has become a leading brand in the fields of surface intelligent sanitation, water data collection and monitoring, and water intelligent inspection.

James Dyson, founder and chief engineer of Dyson, said: "To me, the importance of the Dyson Design Award is the ability to intelligently provide solutions to current and future problems-inspiring young inventors to discover problems and solve them. I believe that solving problems is something young people are inherently good at. They have dreams of changing the world and should be encouraged to move forward towards their dreams of engineering design. The Dyson Design Awards give them confidence and provide a platform for these young people to realize their self-worth and give them a better future. In fact, 70% of previous international award winners were able to commercialize creative solutions. For future contestants, I hope to see more innovative inventions that break through existing thinking. Good luck to you!"