Designed by Chien-Chen Lai (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City / Taiwan)

Farmland Guardian is a piece of agricultural equipment that attracts locusts and converts them into fertilizer.

Jury Statement: "This project identifies a serious problem, and imaginatively suggests turning the problem into a solution. Although this device is currently designed for manual operation, it has potential to be powered by solar energy.“

Designed by Chenkai Guo, Baohua Sheng, Yilei Lyu, Yu Zhang (Tama Art University, Tokyo / Japan)

This evaporative cooling system is designed to cool subway stations during summer and reduce energy consumption.

Jury Statement: „This project encourages emerging young talents to address the crucial issue of energy resource management though the development of new technologies and intelligent materials.”

Designed by Jaeyoung Myung (Yonsei University, Seoul / Republic of Korea), Soyoung Lee (University of Southern California, Los Angeles / United States of America)

Acorny is an educational product designed to teach the principles underlying computer algorithms.

Jury Statement: "This project introduces children to computational skills in an intuitive way. By using the motif of processing flow, beginners intuitively understand computational concepts. It’s an ideal tool to introduce young children to coding."

Designed by Walda Verbaenen (PXL MAD School of Arts, MAD research, Hasselt University / Belgium)

People who use the Braille language are forced to use the 26-letter alphabet to describe their emotions. In this typographical experiment, 22 of the most commonly used emoticons are converted into a new 9-dot Braille grid. It tries to build a bridge to visual language for the visually impaired.

Jury Statement: "Emojis can be inaccessible to the visually impaired. The proposed solution elegantly addresses this challenge and fits very well into the existing braille context. The design is nicely presented and feasible."