A twelve-year-old from Huddersfield has won the Institution of Engineering & Technology’s (IET) national ‘Backpack to the Future’ competition - ‘blowing away’ judges with a design that filters polluted air – helping the eight million people in the UK who suffer the often-crippling effects of asthma.
The IET teamed up with global lifestyle brand HYPE. – challenging kids to supercharge fashion with STEM and invent a backpack that helps them do incredible things. Eleanor Wood’s ‘Breathe Better Backpack’ – touchingly inspired by her Mum’s experience with asthma – was chosen as the winning entry. Her design featured a built-in air filter…
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