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TU Delft students shatter the competition with sustainable glass speaker
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As technological innovation continues to accelerate at breakneck speed, electronic waste production is piling up. In a search to help mitigate this refuse buildup, a group of TU Delft students teamed up to create a fully recyclable home audio system: a speaker made from glass, which earned them a national first-place award for the 2020 James Dyson Award.
As innovation continues to accelerate, the demand for next-generation appliances and devices is at an all-time high, leaving hard to recycle and nearly impossible to upgrade electronics falling by the wayside – exacerbating the problem of waste buildup and environmental damage. This is where a group of six industrial design engineering (IDE) students from Delft University of Technology looked to join the fray. Their motivation came in the form of the James Dyson Award brief, which simply asked participants to “Design something that solves a problem.”
Challenge accepted. Their idea for submission: a new and sustainable home audio speaker system, made from highly recyclable materials and easily repairable. To make it truly innovative, however, the students turned to local Yes!Delft startup Denoize for a unique solution to amplify sound through vibrating glass.
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