TeenTech announces its 2018 award winners

Winners of 2018 TeenTech awards

BioPump – submitted to the Energy category by Loughborough Grammar School, the BioPump is a self-sufficient and environmentally friendly water pump.

Travel Anywhere Case – submitted to the Future of Rail category by Ranelagh School, this uses technology to combine a light travel case, workspace, seat and mode of transport.

Copper Assist and Simple Reminders – there are two winners for the Health category. Copper Assist, submitted by Sheffield High School, is a bandage with a patch of copper designed to help prevent infection after surgery. Simple Reminders, submitted by The Greenwich Free School, is a reminder app for families with family members who suffer from dementia.

Simpletexts – submitted to the Education category by Sandbach High School, this app scans text and attempts to simplify and summarise it to make it easier to understand.

Echolocanimals – submitted to the Wearable Tech category by Bromley High School, Echolocanimals are earrings which, paired with a smartphone, use ultrasound echolocation to help visually impaired people become more aware of their surroundings.

The Augmented Reality Comic Book – submitted to the Music, Media & Entertainment category by Evelyn Grace Academy, this innovation is a printed comic book that can be used alongside a smartphone app to gain an augmented reality (AR) videogame experience using your surroundings.

Geotex – submitted to the Environment category by Farlingaye High School, Geotex is a drone which can detect, analyse and identify pollutants in the air and purify them.

Project School – submitted to the Safety and Security category by Channing School, Project School is an app that helps to choose a safe route home for school children.

Fashion Fusion – submitted to the Fashion and Retail category by Farlingaye High School, this app helps users to log their clothing purchases and decide outfits so people don’t forget what clothes they have. It also aims to prevent waste by helping people to sell their unwanted clothes.

Contain Your Future – submitted to the Design and Construction category by Healing School, Contain Your Future is a housing project that aims to use shipping containers to create sustainable and affordable housing for homeless people in the Grimsby area.

AFRAPAK – submitted to the Future of Food category by Thurston Community School, AfraPak is a not-for-profit that aims to provide nutritional aid to impoverished parts of Africa.

LED Skateboard – submitted to the Future of Transport category by Minehead Middle School, the LED Skateboard has LED wheels and rims, as well as speakers for playing music.

Memory Medication – submitted to the Digital Skills category by Horbury Academy, this project is a medication dispenser to help people with Alzheimer's remember to take their pills.

Light Pollution? Why? – submitted to the Manufacturing category by Amelia Roberts School, this project aims to develop an attachment for existing lamp posts to cut down light pollution while still providing enough light for roads and streets.

Device to identify sugars in foods – submitted to the Research and Information Literacy category by The Ladies College, this device will aim to detect the amount of sugars and vitamin C in fruit juice and help to inform diabetics whether these drinks are a suitable choice for them.

Solar Pi – submitted to the Tech for All category by St George’s School, this device uses a Raspberry Pi and solar power to teach people in the developing world about digital skills and coding.

Aether Motion – winner of the Best Innovation: Concept category, WMG Academy proposed a project to develop a medical aid that helps to address psychological issues of patients.

Anti-motion Stabiliser – developed by Mill Hill School, the winner of the Best Innovation: Model, prototype or product category involves a device which helps to stabilise the tremors and movements of those suffering from Parkinson’s or other mobility diseases to help them perform simple tasks.

Under-representation of women in computer science – winner of the Best Research Project category, Oakham School suggested an inquiry into why there are so few women in computer science.

Sensor Track and Vertigo – the Data Science category has two winners for 2018. Sensor Track, from Sandbach High School, is a testing rig of infrared sensors positioned along a track to measure the time intervals between sensors being tripped so the time can then be analysed and improved if necessary. Vertigo, from Sutton Grammar School, is a data logger which tracks position, acceleration and rotation of an object to provide real-time feedback to wingsuit flyers.