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A schoolgirl’s design for a backpack that can filter the air to protect people from pollution and airborne diseases has won a national innovation competition.
The true-to-life embodiment of her product, Eleanor Woods, was introduced in London over the weekend, after winning over the jury with a high-tech bag that “looks cool, will help get the kids out of the house, and fight colds.”
All this and he will still carry her textbooks, stationery and homework.
The 12-year-old, from High Burton, Huddersfield, said her inspiration for the Breathe Better backpack came from her mother’s asthma, which she was particularly aware of during the COVID lockdowns.
“I have an air filter at home because my mom has mild asthma,” she said, adding that it’s also designed to help friends and classmates stay safe.
“My generation is really aware of pollution and we have lessons in school besides the spread of diseases.
“That’s another reason to design this, because it gets worse.”
I can taste gasoline
Eleanor, for whom climate activist Greta Thunberg is a “role model,” said she can “taste the gasoline” outside when walking to school from her home on a main road.
She came up with her solution when her mother, Annabelle Hobbs, 58, put a backpack to the future in her room.
Her creations are powered by solar energy and dynamos, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, and has a built-in filter and fans to clean the air.
It’s blue and bubble-brushed, which Eleanor said gave the backpack a “clean look.”
“If only a few people start using it, it could be really good for the planet,” she added.
Photo: The bag has an air filter and built-in fans
The Backpack To The Future competition was a partnership between the Institute of Engineering and Technology and fashion brand Hype.
It was launched to encourage more diversity in engineering and to show kids how they can combine an interest in fashion with careers like science and technology.
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