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Bamboo IncubatorBy: Fe Del MundoInventor : Dr. Fe del Mundo  Born 27 November 1911 and died 6 August 2011  Filipina pediatrician, the founder of the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines 1966 – Elizabeth Blackwell Award by Hobart and William Smith Colleges1977 – Ramon Magsaysay Award of Publ...

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Bamboo Incubator By: Fe Del Mundo

Inventor: Dr. Fe del Mundo  

Born 27 November 1911 and died 6 August 2011 Filipina pediatrician, the founder of the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines

1966 – Elizabeth Blackwell Award by Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1977 – Ramon Magsaysay Award of Public Service 1977 – Outstanding Pediatrician and Humanitarian by the International Pediatric Association

1980 – National Scientist of the Philippines 2008 – Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Award of the AY Foundation 2010 – Order of Lakandula  

Dr. Fe del Mundo was an honorary member of the American Pediatric Society and a consultant of the World Health Organization Her studies that lead to the invention of an improved incubator and a device to treat jaundice. Fe del Mundo’s invention has saved countless premature infants around the world.

Invention: Bamboo Incubator Year Invented: 1941 Description: This is also sometimes called a radiant warmer. In an open incubator, a baby is placed on a flat surface with a radiant heat element either positioned above or offering heat from below. The heat output is automatically controlled by the temperature of the baby’s skin. While you may see lots of monitors, the incubator is open above the baby. Because of this open-air space, open incubators do not provide the same amount of control over humidity as closed incubators. However, they can still monitor a baby’s vital functions and warm them. It is easier to achieve skin-to-skin with a baby in an open incubator, since it’s possible to directly touch the baby from above. Open incubators work well for infants who primarily need to be temporarily warmed and have their vital statistics measured. The inability to control the humidity and guard from airborne germs means that open incubators are not ideal for babies requiring a more controlled environment and germ protection. Incubator was composed of two native laundry baskets made of bamboo. Made of different sizes, the baskets were “placed one inside the other.” She would then put hot water bottles all around and between the baskets to regulate the body temperature of babies. “I put a little hood over it and attached oxygen for the baby,” Purpose: To help families in rural communities without electricity ,Objective of making inventions that are inexpensive and can be reproduced by people who have limited access to medical centers

Rice husks stove By: Alexis Belonio

Inventor: Alexis Belonio 

Born January 1, 1960

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He is a professor, engineer, scientist, innovator, and inventor from the Philippines. And he was the first Filipino to receive the Rolex Award for Enterprise in 2008 for his invention of a low-cost and environment friendly rice husk stove.

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He was also designed water pumps and rice paddy dryers and became obsessed with creating a gasified stove in 2003, when the Philippines, which relies heavily on oil and gas imports, was hit with sharply higher energy prices.

Invention: Rice Husks stove (recent) Year Invented: 2003 Description: 

Rice husk biomass wastes are abundant after harvest of each crop that can be found as piles at the back of the rice mill where they are stacked for disposal or some are thrown and burned.

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And Mr. Belonio spent three years designing a simple albeit revolutionary cooker. It's powered by a small electric or battery-powered base fan that drives air through the husks, converting them into a gaseous blend of methane, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. A metal tube pushes the mixture to a top burner that produces a hot blue flame, similar to natural gas . It is estimated that a ton of rice husk has a direct energy conversion of about 23 tanks of 11 kg LPG fuel thereby significantly reducing expenditure on conventional fuel sources. It does not produce any smoke, and the burnt rice husks can still be used as coal and also as insulating cement for traditional stoves fueled by wood. Rice husk ash can be used also as organic fertilizer, pest/ insect repellent, or for eco-friendly constructions.

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The purpose of his invention was to developed better stoves for cooking with biomass fuels and this biomass fuel has a potential for replacement of LPG stove. And also, this invention of him was aim to help the farmers to use the rice husk as their tool for cooking. This invention was to help to minimize the problem on rice husk disposal which contributes a lot on environmental pollution, especially the burning waste on roadsides and the dumping of the same along the river banks....