Created as part of the James Dyson Foundation, the James Dyson Awards have become a powerful spotlight for highlighting the incredible inventiveness of today’s young engineers.

Each year the JDA asks student engineers from all backgrounds to fulfil one clear vision: To think differently and to create something that succeeds in a way no other product has.

It’s a gruelling process where entrants from over 22 countries have to compete against the other and win over the judges.

Only once they win the national competition will they then have their invention seen by James Dyson himself. It’s worth it though, the winning student or student team receives £30,000 and £5,000 to their university department.

Previous winners have set the bar high, from creating a folding paper bike helmet that could save lives to an inflatable incubator that could be deployed anywhere in the developing world.

Here we’ll look back on the incredible inventions that won in the past:

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