Air-filtering backpack wins IET national challenge [News - Briefing]

Abstract

A backpack incorporating features to tackle air pollution which can trigger asthma has won an IET competition that invited young people to design their own backpack with STEM-inspired gadgets or capabilities. Twelve-year-old Eleanor Wood took top spot in the `Backpack to the Future' challenge with a design inspired by her mother's experience with asthma. Her winning design features a built-in air filter and fans, powered sustainably by solar panels and a dynamo. The goal is to filter polluted air, helping the eight million people in the UK who suffer the often crippling effects of asthma.