Dyson searches for ‘ReThinkers’ a.k.a. world’s brightest minds

Dyson doesn’t just want smart people, they want the brightest minds. Those who are able to take on a series of challenges that test “ingenuity, wrong thinking, and perseverance.” This competition has an attractive prize waiting for those up to take the challenge: a chance to visit Dyson’s top secret technology campus in the UK and meet Dyson CEO Max Conze—all expenses paid for.

The British company opened the £250m campus in Malmesbury, Wiltshire last month. The site is currently home to 2,500 Dyson people with 129 laboratories, space for hands-on prototyping, designing, and breakout spaces for collaboration. The campus also has a multi-purpose sports facility and café to give the place the university feel. If that’s something you want to see in person, you can find out more here. There’s the first clue embedded in the opening video so keep your eye out for that.

Smart contact lens wins national James Dyson Award

A team of students from the University of Waterloo has won the national leg of the 2016 James Dyson Award with their project Smart Contact Lens Platform. Harry Gandhi, Huayi Gao and Maarij Baig’s company, Medella Health, is developing a smart contact lens that continuously monitors glucose levels in tear film for diabetes management. The information collected is sent to a user’s mobile phone so patients can better manage glucose levels throughout the day. The team will receive $4,000 for further research and development on their project and will progress to the international leg of the award.

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Review: Dyson Pure Cool Link tower relieves allergy sufferers

By Sonya Davidson

It's the season of awakening. The trees are full of life again and flowers are blooming. The pesky dandelions were golden yellow but are now starting to go airborne with their white lashes floating in the air. Pretty, sure. Pretty uncomfortable is how I feel.  I'm sneezing and my eyes are itchy and reaching for allergy meds is when I get desperate for sleep.

This time of year when pollen is in the air usually means I need to keep the windows closed most of the time to minimize the allergens from entering the home the best I can. Not an easy thing to do especially when the house has been shuttered during the cold months of winter. But my family doctor had strongly given me this advice so I don't have to suffer as much.

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Dyson launches new product category with Supersonic Hair Dryer

Dyson is bringing its technology and innovation to the world of beauty. After more than four years of intensive research and development and over $100 million spent, James Dyson unveiled Dyson’s first hair dryer in Tokyo today. The Dyson Supersonic hair dryer is engineered for balance in the hand, uses a fast-yet-focused airflow and intelligently controls temperature to help protect hair from extreme heat damage.

Conventional hair dryers can be bulky and difficult to manoeuvre. Emitting air at high temperatures, they can cause damage to hair. Where the grill and filter are located on conventional dryers, hair is often at risk of being pulled into the machine.

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