Indian Entrepreneur Pulkit Ahuja Invents An Earthquake Protection Bed

• The earthquake protection mechanism uses a cocktail of sensors to automatically detect the occurrence of an earthquake within a fraction of seconds
• The mechanism activates a protective shield of reinforced canvas around the bed
• The bed acts as a safe zone if an earthquake hits a particular region

New Delhi, September 28th, 2021: Witnessing the rising intensity of earthquakes every year and their devastating effect across the globe, Indian entrepreneur Pulkit Ahuja has invented a new mechanism for beds and similar furniture to help protect lives and mitigate the effects of this natural calamity. They would automatically act as safety zones for their users in case an earthquake hits their region.

Approximately 15,000 earthquakes have been happening worldwide every year, causing numerous deaths and injuries due to the demolition of buildings and the release of debris over living beings. The most recent one being in Haiti earthquake occurrence to a few weeks ago. The higher the magnitude of the earthquake (>6.0), the higher the risk is. Such earthquakes and their impact have been on a rise over a period of time due to continuous changes in nature, rapid construction, ageing of buildings, geological faults, among other factors. The tremors hit unsuspecting areas unpredictably irrespective of circumstances.

Earthquake Protection Bed

Earthquake Protection Bed

As per the recent patent filings, the earthquake protection mechanism uses a cocktail of sensors to automatically detect the occurrence of an earthquake within a fraction of seconds and activates a protective shield of reinforced carbon fiber canvas around the bed using a sturdy U-shaped frame attached to a pair of battery-powered sync motors which are activated by the movement sensors.

This invention makes furniture including the bed one of the safest places in the house if a calamity strikes. The residents don’t have to run out or take shelter under tables or doors as a late reaction to an earthquake to prevent themselves from any falling debris. Rather with the earthquake protection bed, they can safeguard themselves within their homes even while asleep from any damage due to debris. The bed would instantaneously form a protective shield around them.

Speaking about the invention, Pulkit Ahuja who is the founder of smart helmet startup Proxgy and author of bestselling financial fiction “Googled by God” said

This reusable and retrofit-able earthquake protection mechanism would give residents in risk-prone countries and regions a cost-effective and viable option to stay safer in case a calamity strikes. The protection against falling debris and the ability of the system to keep working even during long power cuts could help save many lives.

About Proxgy

Proxgy (Everywhere as a Service Private Limited) is headquartered in Gurugram, India. Founded in 2020, Proxgy’s vision is to enable users to experience life and interact with the World on a hitherto unthought of tangent. With a combination of Live Assisted Commerce providing Everywhere as a Service (EaaSe), Proxgy aims to let users shop, travel, recce, research, visit real estate and virtually teleport themselves to anyplace of their choice at a moment’s notice.

Indian Engineer Invented Auto Engine that Runs on Water to be Launched in Japan

Sounthirajan Kumarasamy, a Class 9th drop-out but an engineer by profession from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu has invented an automobile engine that he claims can run on distilled water, an alternative of petrol and fossil-fuel.

According to Kumarasamy, this "first of its kind" engine uses hydrogen as fuel source and releases oxygen. "It took me 10 years to develop this engine. It is the first-of-its-kind invention in the world. It uses hydrogen as the fuel source and releases oxygen," the engineer told news agency ANI.



"Utilising the thermal losses in the engine, hydrogen could be burned that helps vehicle run. I have currently designed the engine with the capacity of 100cc, which could emit oxygen while it's running. All the tests were successful," he told New Indian Express.

With his invention, one can run vehicle for 200 km with just 10 litres of distilled water. He had even tried running the engine with rainwater and bore fruit.





Kumarasamy, who did his research at the District Central Library in Coimbatore, also claims that Indian government has granted him a patent in November 2018 for his Super Sonic Hydrogen IC Engine.

Kumarasamy, who wanted to launch his invention in India but failed to receive any "positive response" from the Indian authorities and eventually, in order to search for a new market to launch is engine, he approached Japanese authorities and received positive response from Japan government and now his "Automobile Engine is scheduled to be launched in Japan soon," claims Kumarasamy, as per ANI report.

Mr Kumarasamy said the engine will be introduced in Japan in a few days. He is hopeful of introducing it in India too.

"My dream is to introduce this engine in India. I knocked on all the doors of the administrators but could not get a positive response. So, I approached the government and got the opportunity. This engine will be introduced in the coming days," he said to ANI.



Sounthirarajan also owns and runs a company called NG Automobiles, which he established in 2010, and has even opened a branch in Tokyo a few months ago. He also runs an incubator cell at the PSG-Science and Technology Entrepreneurial Park (PSG-STEP), Coimbatore.

Sources - ANI News, New Indian Express

Indian Robotic Engineer Develops 'World’s Cheapest' Pocket Ventilator

Everyone has a right to live, whether rich or poor. Unfortunately, in medicine, sometimes the cost of a procedure, medicine or medical equipment ends up making a distinction between the same, which of course isn't fair. One such important but expensive piece of medical equipment is a portable ventilator.

Seeing that the needy weren't able to afford such an important machine for their survival, a robotic engineer from India set on a mission to develop the world’s smallest and cheapest ventilator. The the 25-year-old inventor Diwakar Vaish was joined by Dr Deepak Agarwal, professor of neuroscience at AIIMs in his mission.

Together, the two brainiacs ended up inventing a ventilator that is almost 450 times smaller than the conventional ventilators currently being using in medicine and can also be moved around much easily than their predecessors. They also managed to bring down the cost from INR 2 lakh-2.5 lakhs to INR 15,000-20,000.

For the uninitiated, a ventilator is a machine designed to move breathable air into and out of the lungs, to provide breathing for a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently.



Not only is the ventilator developed by the duo smaller and cheaper, it is also better than others. The portable ventilator makes uses of an artificial intelligence algorithm in order to adjust air supply to the normal breathing pattern of the patient. In order to provide the loved ones of the patient a complete control, the machine is programmed to be controlled by an Android app.

In order to test the portable ventilator, the inventors successfully used the ventilator for a couple of hours on six fully paralysed patients at AIIMS who have been unable to return home for the want of affordable ventilators.

Speaking to the Hindustan Times, Agarwal explained the physical working of the ventilator. He said," It works by pushing the atmospheric air into the lungs of the patients who cannot breathe on their own. The disposable ventilators currently in use also push in air, but they do it at a fixed frequency that does not necessarily match the patient’s breathing pattern, which may cause low oxygen saturation. This device synchronises ventilator air support with the normal breathing pattern."

Agrawal also shared that though there already is a FDA-approved disposable ventilator that costs between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 in the market, but it has a maximum life of just four weeks. On the contrary, their invention will be a one-time investment and since it runs on room air, and not oxygen, the operational costs are close to zero. This means, no requirement for oxygen cylinders, which cost anywhere between Rs 3,000 and Rs 4,000 a day.

Three years ago, in 2014, we had reported how OneBreath, a medical device company, had invented a portable ventilator which though provides the same performance and functionality of the current market leaders in the technology but is still available at much cheaper rates and is more reliable and easy to use than them. The device developed by them at that time costed a whopping Rs 3 lakh, which was still way cheaper than the regular product in the market at that time which carried a price tag of around Rs 25 lakh. It is safe to say that the ventilator developed by Vaish and Agarwal is much more in budget for the general population of India. As for the performance, we will have to wait till the product debuts in the market.

As soon as the ventilator gets an approval from the drug controller general of India, the portable ventilator will hit the market priced somewhere between INR 15,000-20,000.

Indian Robotic Engineer Develops 'World’s Cheapest' Pocket Ventilator

Everyone has a right to live, whether rich or poor. Unfortunately, in medicine, sometimes the cost of a procedure, medicine or medical equipment ends up making a distinction between the same, which of course isn't fair. One such important but expensive piece of medical equipment is a portable ventilator.

Seeing that the needy weren't able to afford such an important machine for their survival, a robotic engineer from India set on a mission to develop the world’s smallest and cheapest ventilator. The the 25-year-old inventor Diwakar Vaish was joined by Dr Deepak Agarwal, professor of neuroscience at AIIMs in his mission.

Together, the two brainiacs ended up inventing a ventilator that is almost 450 times smaller than the conventional ventilators currently being using in medicine and can also be moved around much easily than their predecessors. They also managed to bring down the cost from INR 2 lakh-2.5 lakhs to INR 15,000-20,000.

For the uninitiated, a ventilator is a machine designed to move breathable air into and out of the lungs, to provide breathing for a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently.



Not only is the ventilator developed by the duo smaller and cheaper, it is also better than others. The portable ventilator makes uses of an artificial intelligence algorithm in order to adjust air supply to the normal breathing pattern of the patient. In order to provide the loved ones of the patient a complete control, the machine is programmed to be controlled by an Android app.

In order to test the portable ventilator, the inventors successfully used the ventilator for a couple of hours on six fully paralysed patients at AIIMS who have been unable to return home for the want of affordable ventilators.

Speaking to the Hindustan Times, Agarwal explained the physical working of the ventilator. He said," It works by pushing the atmospheric air into the lungs of the patients who cannot breathe on their own. The disposable ventilators currently in use also push in air, but they do it at a fixed frequency that does not necessarily match the patient’s breathing pattern, which may cause low oxygen saturation. This device synchronises ventilator air support with the normal breathing pattern."

Agrawal also shared that though there already is a FDA-approved disposable ventilator that costs between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 in the market, but it has a maximum life of just four weeks. On the contrary, their invention will be a one-time investment and since it runs on room air, and not oxygen, the operational costs are close to zero. This means, no requirement for oxygen cylinders, which cost anywhere between Rs 3,000 and Rs 4,000 a day.

Three years ago, in 2014, we had reported how OneBreath, a medical device company, had invented a portable ventilator which though provides the same performance and functionality of the current market leaders in the technology but is still available at much cheaper rates and is more reliable and easy to use than them. The device developed by them at that time costed a whopping Rs 3 lakh, which was still way cheaper than the regular product in the market at that time which carried a price tag of around Rs 25 lakh. It is safe to say that the ventilator developed by Vaish and Agarwal is much more in budget for the general population of India. As for the performance, we will have to wait till the product debuts in the market.

As soon as the ventilator gets an approval from the drug controller general of India, the portable ventilator will hit the market priced somewhere between INR 15,000-20,000.

Indian-Origin Scientist Invents Camera That Can See Through Human Body

An Indian-origin scientist has helped invent a camera which can change the way doctors conduct internal examinations. Kev Dhaliwal, Professor of Molecular Imaging and Healthcare Technology at the University of Edinburgh, has successfully led a team to create a medical camera that is capable of seeing through the human body. Yes, you read that right. The camera can actually see through a human body.

The inventors are hopeful that their invention holds immense potential for doctors in tracking of internal examinations. The camera will help in keep a tracking of medical tools, known as endoscopes, that are used to detect a number of internal conditions during internal examinations.

The camera invented by the team functions by detecting light sources inside the body, such as the illuminated tip of the endoscope's long flexible tube.



Until the invention, doctors had to depend on expensive scans, such as X-rays, to trace the progress trajectory of these internal examinations.

While light from the endoscope is capable of passing through the human body, it ends up scattering or bouncing off the organs and tissues rather than going straight through. This ends up making it quite difficult to get a clean shot of endoscope's whereabouts.

The camera that the team has invented capitalizes on the advanced technology that is capable of detecting individual particles of light, called photons. In fact, the camera is so sensitive that it can even catch the tiny traces of light passing through tissue. Not only this, it is can also record the time taken for light to pass through the human body, allowing the device to also detect the scattered light.



The project, which is being led by the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University, is officially a part of the Proteus Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration, which is currently engrossed into developing a wide range of new technologies for diagnosing and treating lung diseases. Proteus is being funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the latest research has already found a place in the esteemed journal ‘Biomedical Optics Express’.

According to the scientists, they wanted to make a camera that can be easily used at a patient's bedside, and they're happy they could achieve the same.

According to Dhaliwal, Project Lead of Proteus, their invention offers diverse applications. He said, “It has immense potential for diverse applications, such as the one described in this work. The ability to see a device’s location is crucial for many applications in healthcare, as we move forwards with minimally invasive approaches to treating disease."

Indian-Origin Scientist Invents Camera That Can See Through Human Body

An Indian-origin scientist has helped invent a camera which can change the way doctors conduct internal examinations. Kev Dhaliwal, Professor of Molecular Imaging and Healthcare Technology at the University of Edinburgh, has successfully led a team to create a medical camera that is capable of seeing through the human body. Yes, you read that right. The camera can actually see through a human body.

The inventors are hopeful that their invention holds immense potential for doctors in tracking of internal examinations. The camera will help in keep a tracking of medical tools, known as endoscopes, that are used to detect a number of internal conditions during internal examinations.

The camera invented by the team functions by detecting light sources inside the body, such as the illuminated tip of the endoscope's long flexible tube.



Until the invention, doctors had to depend on expensive scans, such as X-rays, to trace the progress trajectory of these internal examinations.

While light from the endoscope is capable of passing through the human body, it ends up scattering or bouncing off the organs and tissues rather than going straight through. This ends up making it quite difficult to get a clean shot of endoscope's whereabouts.

The camera that the team has invented capitalizes on the advanced technology that is capable of detecting individual particles of light, called photons. In fact, the camera is so sensitive that it can even catch the tiny traces of light passing through tissue. Not only this, it is can also record the time taken for light to pass through the human body, allowing the device to also detect the scattered light.



The project, which is being led by the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University, is officially a part of the Proteus Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration, which is currently engrossed into developing a wide range of new technologies for diagnosing and treating lung diseases. Proteus is being funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the latest research has already found a place in the esteemed journal ‘Biomedical Optics Express’.

According to the scientists, they wanted to make a camera that can be easily used at a patient's bedside, and they're happy they could achieve the same.

According to Dhaliwal, Project Lead of Proteus, their invention offers diverse applications. He said, “It has immense potential for diverse applications, such as the one described in this work. The ability to see a device’s location is crucial for many applications in healthcare, as we move forwards with minimally invasive approaches to treating disease."