Good sleep pillow

A photo: GettyImages A sixth-grader from Bashkiria has recently managed to determine the quality of sleep through a pillow. The main purpose of the pillow invented by the boy is to learn about the health risks and eliminate the negative factors that prevent normal sleep. Thanks to the built-in sensors that monitor the temperature of the body, the room, humidity, pressure and the level of illumination, the statistics are recorded all night, and in the morning the information is transmitted to the phone or computer.

Shoes for the blind

In 2014, a 16-year-old resident of VolgodonskValery Ilyin decided to help visually impaired people move around by creating a device that costs around 3,000 rubles. It is an attachment to glasses and shoes, inside which sensors detect obstacles, and vibrators inform a person about them. The vibration signal becomes stronger when an obstacle approaches.

Supercharge for smartphone

A photo: GettyImages18-year-old schoolgirl from California tried to solve the problem of modern smartphones that need to be charged for a long time. In 2013, Asha Khar presented a small nano-battery, thanks to which the charging process is only 30 seconds. The girl has applied the invention so far only for the LED lamp, but experts hope for the development of this idea in relation to gadgets.

New type of printed graphics

The discovery was made by a 10-year-old MuscoviteAnastasia Rodimina in 2012. The girl accidentally forgot about her monotype with a piece of paper superimposed on the paint on the window. A few days later, the paint faded in the sunlight, and the area hidden under the sheet retained its outline and brightness. Doctors believe that Nastya's invention can be used as art therapy. Her grandfather helped the girl patent the discovery.

Cat mood collar

A photo: @ realgrumpycat Understanding the needs, desires and mood of a cat became possible for a 11th-year Don student Alexander Tkachev in 2016. At the heart of the work of the invented collar is an infrared locator, which tracks the position of the cat's tail and transmits the information to the program, where it is processed and sent to the phone of the owner of the animal.

Oncotester

In 2012, a breakthrough in medicine in the field15-year-old American Jack Andraka made the first diagnosis of oncological diseases. With the help of the invented device in the form of a glucometer, pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer can be detected at early stages, and it is also faster and cheaper than existing analogues.

Trampoline

A photo: ShutterStock Once an American schoolboy George, enthusiastically engaged in gymnastics, saw the circus acrobats. Their fascinating stunts prompted George to make an installation on which you can not only land on completion of the exercises, but also jump and perform stunts in the air. And voila - a 16-year-old schoolboy invented a completely ingenious gizmo, which was called a trampoline (from Italian. Battuta - “hit”).

Braille

At the age of three, the French boyLouis Braille came across a shoemaker's knife in his father's workshop. By the age of 5, the boy had completely lost his sight due to progressive inflammation of the eyes. The boy had to study at a school for the blind, but this did not break his spirit, and, as it turned out, inspired him to greatness. In 1824, during his studies, Louis was inspired by the raised-line font developed for reading books to blind people, which was invented by the lyceum teacher Valentin Haüy. By the age of 15, Louis had developed his own raised-dot font, which was later named after him.

Fur Headphones

A photo: GettyImages The 15-year-old American Chester Greenwood liked to skate on frosty days, and he didn’t like to wear a hat. In such weather conditions, the teenager had the idea to protect his ears from hypothermia, and then he asked his grandmother to sew fur lining to the wire on both sides. So in 1873, the first earphones appeared. Later they began to improve, and a variety of models appeared, even such as protecting against loud noise.

Flat bottom bag

Having lost his father at an early age, already at the age of 13young Margaret Knight went to work in a paper bag factory. While studying the process of making them, the girl had the idea of ​​creating a machine for making a folding bag with a flat bottom. The machine folded brown wrapping paper into an envelope and then glued it in certain places. These days, such bags are in great demand.

Fruit ice

A photo: GettyImages11-year-old San Francisco-born Frank Epperson drank lemonade on the porch of his house in a frosty winter. Not finished, Frank left a glass in the street, in which there was a stick for mixing soda powder. Coming out on the porch in the morning, the boy saw that the frozen lemonade had turned into a cylinder on a stick. Realizing that now it would completely go for ice cream, the young schoolboy left the lemonade in the cold on purpose, and then treated his friends. In 1923, the grown-up Epperson patented his find and opened a business selling fruit ice on a global scale.

Snowmobile

A photo: GettyImages The old Ford T car was a long-awaited gift from a father for Joseph-Armand Bombardier’s 15th birthday. A few days later, a Canadian teenager dismantled a car for parts and designed a mechanical sled. Joseph was growing up, and the dream to invent a fast snowmobile did not leave. In 1933, a young Canadian was able to put Ford on skis and tracks, creating his own motor, but he was very heated - and Joseph abandoned the idea. But a year later there was a tragedy - Joseph, a two-year-old son, died from peritonitis and was not brought to the hospital along roads covered with snow. This made the man finish the work on the snowmobile. He was called Ski-Doo and put into production.

Device for hearing impaired

Jonah Cohn discovered the possibility at the age of 14listen to music for the hearing impaired. In 2012, a boy accidentally leaned his teeth against a guitar, which allowed him to feel the vibrations with his whole body. This is how the idea came to create a device that was later called Good Vibrations. It converts sound waves into tactile sensations, and now hearing impaired people can feel music.

Lollipops

A photo: GettyImages In every attack, 13-year-old American Mallory Kivman tried new ways to get rid of the misfortune, but nothing helped. The schoolgirl began to conduct her own experiments, having studied the physiology of the hiccups itself. In 2012, the girl brought her own recipe of lollipops from ordinary chopsticks, apple cider vinegar and sugar. They magically affected the nerves of the throat and mouth responsible for the hiccups. Revolutionary candy called Hiccupops. Now the invention of Mallory uses the whole world.

Bandage Remover

Personal painful experience of removing bandages of 8 year oldAlanna Myers from Florida pushed the girl to solve this problem. After being discharged from the hospital, Alanna had to remove bandages in the traditional way, which was not very pleasant. Then the girl began to experiment, during which she found out that a combination of lavender oil, soap and water would make this process much easier. The product created by the schoolgirl received publicity, and it began to be sold in local stores.

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