Project Description
IF ALL LIVES HAVE TRULY EQUAL VALUE WE SHOULD ALL ACCESS RESOURCES EQUALLY. OUR MOST VITAL ROLE, AS DESIGNERS, IS TO SEARCH THE WAYS TO LESSEN THE INEQUALITY BETWEEN PEOPLE LIVING IN THE SAME WORLD. WHILE SOME PEOPLE HAVE NO DIFFICULTY IN ACCESSING LIGHT, WHY DO 600 MILLION PEOPLE STILL LACK ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY IN AFRICA? THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE STILL LIVE WITHOUT ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY IN URBAN AREAS. URBAN COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FACE MANY CHALLENGES IN OBTAINING ELECTRICITY. ACCESSING LIGHT SHOULD BE A RIGHT INSTEAD OF A PRIVILEGE. THE DESIGN IS AIMED FOR PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGES TO HAVE A CHANCE TO ACCESS LIGHT BY USING NATURAL RESOURCES. A FORM DESIGNED IS ACTIVATED BY BOTH WIND AND TOUCH TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE MOVING ON NON-WINDY DAY TOO. THE DESIGN IS INSPIRED BY THE PHYSICS OF ONE PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE NAMED AS BHASKARA’S WHEEL AND A NATURAL PHENOMENON CALLED BIOLUMINESCENT PLANKTONS GLOWING IN THE DARK. SOME OF THESE PLANKTONS EMIT A STRONG BLUE LIGHT AT NIGHTS WHICH IS KNOWN AS BIOLUMINESCENCE, WHEREBY LIVING ORGANISM PRODUCE LIGHT VIA CHEMICAL REACTIONS. ALGAE CONVERTS THE ENERGY RECEIVED FROM THE SUN DURING DAYTIME INTO A VIVID LIGHT WHICH BECOMES VISIBLE AT NIGHT WHEN TRIGGERED BY THE MOTION OF WAVES AND SCHOOL OF FISH. IT IS AIMED TO TAKE THE DEFENSE MECHANISM WHICH ALLOWS ALGEA TO SCARE PREDATORS AS A WORKING PRINCIPLE OF NATURE FOR HUMANITY.THE WHEEL CONSISTED OF TUBES PARTIALLY FILLED WITH THE LIQUID WHICH INCLUDES BIOLUMINESCENT ALGAE. WITH WIND POWER OR A SINGLE TOUCH THE LIQUID WOULD FLOW FROM ONE SIDE OF THE TUBES TO ANOTHER, THUS FORCING THE WHEEL TO CONTINUE MOVING. ADDITIONALLY, IT CAN BE USED BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS DEPENDING ON THE NEED AS THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES IN DIFFERENT SIZES. THE DESIGN IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF USES IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY.