James Dyson Award 2020 national winners announced

Panels of tech experts, entrepreneurs and leading engineers reviewed, discussed and debated all the James Dyson Award entries to select a national winner and two runners up in each participating region, totalling 81 national finalists. These finalists have now been announced.

“The quality of entries was extremely impressive in this year’s James Dyson Award, and we knew we had found a great design when we all said, ‘I can’t believe this has not been invented yet.’ Ultimately, we selected finalists based on innovation and simplicity, combined with the impact it could have for people and the lives it will save. This is the best purpose of engineering - when it tangibly makes a difference for everyday tasks.” - Felicity Furey, Business leader and national judge for Australia

Each national winner will receive $2,500 and all 81 finalists will now progress to the international stages of the competition where they will have the opportunity to be one of the International Top Twenty, selected by a panel of Dyson engineers. This shortlist will be announced in October.

These twenty finalists will then be in the running to be chosen as the international winner by James Dyson. For the first time ever, James Dyson will also choose a sustainability winner from the top twenty shortlist. Stay tuned.

2020 National Winners
Project Flock, Australia’s national winner
Cycling is one of the most common forms of physical activity in Australia, with around 3.43 million Australians riding a bike for transportation or recreation in a typical week which is great for the environment, yet the number of cyclist deaths on Australian roads has doubled over the last three years. Project Flock bike light uses ‘biomotion’ technology to illuminate the human form in motion, helping cyclists become more conspicuous on the road.

Aerolyze, US's national winner
88 million Americans – more than 1 in 3 – have prediabetes, and of those with prediabetes, more than 84% don’t know they have it. Prediabetes is considered when a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, which increases their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Aerolyze is a smartphone-pairing breath glucometer for people living with prediabetes. Unlike traditional glucometers, Aerolyze simplifies the testing process and eliminates the invasive finger-pricking testing method by using acetone breath analysis and artificial intelligence to monitor glucose levels and report results directly to the user’s smartphone.

Start Now, China’s national winner
Many medical devices, such as cochlear implants, need a continuous power supply but the existing batteries are fast in power consumption, high in continuous cost and serious in environmental pollution caused by disposable batteries. Start Now is a wearable thermoelectric power generation product that uses human body heat to ensure a continuous power supply during the use of medical equipment.