Cacophony could generate power too, shows a student - DNA
October 28, 2010
Muhammad Wajihulla
Unlike many of us, seventeen-year-old Lokesh, a student from BMS Institute of Technology, is excited by the noise coming from loudspeakers, microphones and vehicle horns that are an exasperating part of our everyday lives. His excitement is not for an unrewarding cause.
"I have drafted an idea to generate electricity from sound waves of high decibel noise makers. Once worked out, the idea conveniently and efficiently provides electricity for us," he said.
Lokesh has named his idea 'Piezoelectric'. He will be presenting his idea at the Idea for India Challenge, organised by ITC. On Wednesday, he, along with other students, will be representing India as they put forth their ideas for a better India, at a meeting organised at the Hotel ITC Windsor Manor.
The event saw three students presenting their ideas for a better India. Supreeth, from Sri Aurobindo Memorial School, demonstrated howchimneys in industries could provide energy.
He explained that harmful smoke emitted by the chimneys of factories also has unmanifested energy, which can be utilised with the help of turbines attached to the chimneys for approximately six hours a day. This way, Supreeth said, nearly 1,000 watts of electricity could be generated. This will help the nation conserve energy, money and trees, he added.
Arithra, from RV College of Engineering, put forward his plan for the development of the public transport information system by installing a GPS-based information system which would help commuters receive message alerts regarding the schedule of buses on different routes.
Idea for India Challenge, a national competition, reachesout to nearly 25 lakh students across 30 cities, 500 schools and 200 colleges, with ITC's motto "Let's Put India First". This challenge of ideas received an overwhelming response, getting over 60,000 entries within a short span of 40 days. Of the ideas received, 500 were shortlisted on the basis of originality, practicality and feasibility, impact, presentation, and content by a panel of eminent professors in the fields of sociology, politics and science.
These ideas of the students were highly appreciated by Naseeb Arif, vice-president, corporate communications, ITC Limited, and Chand Das, chief executive, ITC's education and stationary products business. Cricketer, Yuvraj Singh was also present at the event, which concluded with the unveiling of the list of the finalists for ITC's Ideas for India Challenge by Yuvraj Singh.
This event just confirmed the belief that the youth of today play a serious role in the nation-building process.
