Designers inspired by improving lives

The top three winners of the Chinese mainland round of the James Dyson Award for design innovation : Zheng Qingyun and the VirtX suit that renders audio waves into touch; Li Yuanjing and the Co-jump rehabilitation glove; Yin Nan and the Dysphagia Dynamics device that helps those with difficulty swallowing. The top three winners of the Chinese mainland round of the James Dyson Award for design innovation had one thing in common this year — they were all focused on improving people's life quality. Zheng Qingyun, Lin Hongnan and Jiang Shengsheng have developed a tactile suit using innovative textiles to render high-resolution tactile sensations, designed to help those with hearing loss experience sound through touch. The team that took second place designed a soft robotic rehabilitation glove called Co-jump, primarily aimed at helping people recover from stroke.