Czero Fáinne Faireacháin Sláinte by Sophia Neill

Czero Fáinne Faireacháin Sláinte by Sophia Neill is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Theicneòlasan So-chaitheamh Competition Category.

IarannTeicneòlas So-chaitheamh· 2021

Czero Fáinne Faireacháin Sláinte

by Sophia Neill

Client: Victoria University of Wellington

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Teicneòlas So-chaitheamh Category

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The Design

About Czero Fáinne Faireacháin Sláinte

Is gléas caithimh é Czero atá deartha chun scaipeadh ionfhabhtuithe a laghdú. Creathann an fáinne nuair a thagann lámh an chaiteora in aice lena aghaidh, ag tabhairt meabhrúchán gan é a láimhseáil. Déanann cluas-fháinne nó siogairlín cumarsáid gan sreang leis an bhfáinne chun an fad seo a bhrath. Taobh istigh den fháinne tá tarchuradóir, glacadóir, creathadóir, braiteoir sreabha fola optúil, braiteoir teochta, micririalaitheoir agus ceallraí. Seoltar sonraí sláinte chuig feidhmchlár nasctha, a thugann meabhrúcháin freisin chun na lámha a ní. Tá na cóiríochtaí beag agus discréideach.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Tha Czero Fáinne Faireacháin Sláinte air Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean math a choinnicheas ris na riatanasan proifeiseanta is gnìomhachais a thathar a' sùileachadh bho chruthachaidhean a chaidh an dealbhadh gu math. Tha buannaichean Iarainn a' nochdadh sgil mhòr, speisealachadh àrd, tuigse eòlaiche agus comas cruthachail an luchd-cruthachaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Czero Fáinne Faireacháin Sláinte na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach a tha practaigeach agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr sa ghnìomhachas còmhla agus tha feartan teignigeach comasach aige ceangailte ri eòlas-dèanamh agus tàlant. Tha meas air Czero Fáinne Faireacháin Sláinte airson a dhùrachd agus chaidh a dhealbhadh gus leasachaidhean càileachd beatha a thoirt seachad a chuidicheas le bhith a' dèanamh an t-saoghail na àite nas fheàrr.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Czero is a wearable device that vibrates when your hand is near your face reminding you not to touch it which would reduce transmission of infections notably. The ring is linked to an app that tracks your health and also alerts you to wash your hands before turning off.
Dimensions & Packaging: Sizes vary between accessories.
Tags: Ring, technology, travel, safety, health, app, covid 19
Production Technology: Inside a ring is a transmitter, receiver, vibrator, Photoplethysmography sensor (PPG), Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) sensor, Arduino and battery. The earring/pendant transmits and receives information wirelessly to the ring. When the ring and earring/pendant are close, the vibrator in the ring is activated until moved away. The PPG sensor tracks the blood flow under the skin. Body temperature is monitored through a NTC sensor. The Ardunio and transmitter sends this information to the app.
Design Challenge: This project began when challenged at university to create a new interaction that had some relevance to the Covid 19 pandemic. Sophias solution to this challenge was to remove the interaction of touching the face as 80% of infections are spread this way.
Research: Sophia began research by looking at Covid 19 and understanding the root of the issue. As Covid 19 is not predicted to be the only pandemic, Influenza is posing an increasing threat as we are expected to enter a post antibiotic era, where life threatening infections are deemed untreatable. To be able to successfully reduce the spread Covid 19 and other infections, Sophia chose to design an affordable product for a large target audience but majority travellers.
Inspiration: Covid 19 and Influenza viruses have a rapid transmission rate which causes a huge threat when we are without vaccinations or cures. Although washing our hands has been encouraged during this time 80% of infections spread from touching our faces. Czero is a prevention tool intended for travellers. This diminishes overseas transmission and reduce a potential pandemic down to an endemic.
Project Duration: This project was completed by a third year Industrial design student with Victoria University of Wellington during the Covid 19 lockdown period in New Zealand.
Operation Flow: Czero utilises pre existing technology in a revolutionary way, with the power to significantly reduce the spread of Covid 19 and other threatening infections that may arise in the future. This concept has considerable relevance to the current global crisis, increasing the demand for innovative and feasible designs. The ring and accessories are discrete, small and aesthetically pleasing which is rarely seen in healthcare products. Not only does this product break the dangerous habit we have of touching our faces, it also tracks the state of the user and informs them when they may have contracted an infection.
Image Credits: Chat Roulette, Single Friend, 2019