University of Huddersfield

Typically, at controlled railway crossings, hard-wired sensors are used to detect when trains are coming. Now, however, researchers at Britain's University of Huddersfield are creating tiny wireless sensors that are powered by vibrations in the rails themselves.​

Gareth Humphreys and Elliott Whiteley are aiming to reinvent the toilet, with their smaller and more efficient Iota folding toilet concept.