Solar tiles and a smart simulator: 5 startups by young scientists that can make life more comfortable

1. Application for finding translators Lingvera

This project came up with students of St. Petersburg State University. The service will allow foreigners and people with hearing impairments to order oral, written and sign language translation services. The creators of the application want to make it simple and user-friendly - for example, thematic categories will help make searching easier. During gatherings with friends who speak different languages, a specialist from the section "Translators for casual meetings" will help out. And if you want to walk around the city and see the sights, you can contact the translator-guide.

To order the services of a specialist, a few clicks will be enough. Foreigners do not have to fill out forms and wait for their consideration, as, for example, in a translation agency. The developers have already attracted 1.5 million rubles of investment in the project. In a year, they plan to launch the application in St. Petersburg, and in two - in Moscow. In the future, it is possible to enter foreign markets.

2. Individual prostheses "Biotez"

In the world there are about 175 million people who have experienced various amputations. The reasons for such operations may be injuries, complications due to diseases - for example, diabetes, as well as congenital features. In order for the patient to live a full life, he needs a prosthesis. But the production of an artificial arm and leg can take from several weeks to months. In addition, a high-quality device is unlikely to be cheap - bionic prostheses that can bend and move fingers in Russia stand from 300 thousand rubles.

A student at the Penza State Technological University and a member of the start-up studio at the RKhTU. D. AND. Mendeleev Mansur Hamada inventedhow to speed up and reduce the cost of production. The technology he developed will make it possible to create individual bionic prostheses from scratch in 12 hours. A special program will prepare a three-dimensional model that can be printed on a 3D printer. Thanks to the high automation of production and the modularity of prostheses, they will be easy to repair.

3. Resource-saving tiles "Our Sun"

Postgraduate student of Novosibirsk State Technical University Valentina Khoreva developed tiles that provide the house with hot water and heating thanks to solar energy. These are panels that, when exposed to sunlight, heat up to 90 ° C. Inside each such element there is a plate with a coolant - antifreeze. Its outer side is covered with tempered glass: the plate does not come into direct contact with the environment, which means that heat is not lost. This technology allows you to heat the coolant to high temperatures even in winter - the main thing is that the sun shines.

With sufficient size, solar tiles can completely replace gas or stove equipment: for heating a house of 100 m², the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe heat sink should be from 2 to 8 m², depending on the number tenants. Unusual way of heating will allow save up to 45 thousand rubles a year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions - to keep your home warm, you do not need to burn coal or firewood.

4. SmartArm Rehabilitation Trainer

In Russia, 33.8% of women and 26.9% of men over 50 diagnosed osteoporosis. Disease does the bones are brittle, due to which the patient is at risk of fracture. Such an injury is difficult to treat - the bones may not heal well, and the mobility of the arm or leg will remain limited. Similar consequences can cause a stroke - in Russia with it face about 450 thousand people a year. Due to disorders of the nervous system, advance paralysis of the limbs.

Such patients should be helped by the SmartArm device, which develop at the National Research Technological University "MISiS". The simulator analyzes information about the work of the muscles and, in accordance with it, selects suitable exercises. For example, when the patient wants to bend or unbend the arm, the device captures the signal. If it feels that a person is having a hard time, it helps to complete the movement. The simulator is suitable for home exercises - it can be controlled using a smartphone.

Scientists have already created a SmartArm prototype and received a patent. After the software is finalized, the device is waiting for additional research, technical and clinical trials under the supervision of rehabilitation physicians.

5. SaveMyMilk Breastfeeding Saver

Breast milk provides the baby with the right nutrients and contains antibodies that protect against many diseases at an early age. Ideally feed they need a child for at least the first six months. But sometimes breastfeeding should be abandoned - for example, if the mother found HIV infection and she has not yet started taking antiretroviral drugs. In such situations, the SaveMyMilk pasteurizer can help, which invented resident and postgraduate student of Sechenov University, obstetrician-gynecologist Maxim Suchkov. According to him, the device will allow to kill viruses in milk and at the same time retain up to 70-80% of its nutritional properties.

The author of the invention notes that similar pasteurizers are already being produced in France - such a device costs more than 6 million rubles. The Russian wants to reduce the cost of production so that any family can afford the device. In the future, Maxim Suchkov plans to involve engineers, industrial designers and other specialists in the project, who will help to establish the production of pasteurizers.