Out to sweep up a Dyson
The annual James Dyson Award - which closes for entries today - promotes the next generation of designers by asking students to find inventive solutions to their biggest bugbears.
Sonia Ward, 22, from Gillingham, developed a chair that ditches the mouse and instead controls the computer's cursor with subtle body movements which improve the user's balance, muscles and reduce back pain. She is joined by fellow student Chris Elsmore, 24, from Wokingham, who entered his the Carbon Kettle which glows green when the National Grid has an excess supply of power and glows red when it is struggling to meet demand.
The winning entry - judged by Sir James - will be announced on 5 October and scoops a 10,000 prize, with the same sum going to the student's university.