SDR200 Next Stop: The Future!
Inventors of the past have come up with some hilarious and down right bonkers ideas for things that use tracks, from zoos to hand-powered bikes and everything in between!
Now it’s your turn to come up with something totally off the rails!
The Lit & Phil Challenge 2025: Help wildlife in our city!
Everything in the city has been invented for the benefit of us humans, from how we move, to where we live and how we enjoy ourselves.
Little Inventors Open Challenge!
What is the Open Challenge you ask? Well, it's what it says on the tin, it's wide open for you to let your creativity flow and invent whatever you want!
The Tea Charger
FEATURE INVENTION
By Finn, age 10 from Haywards Heath, UK
It harnesses the power of hot air rising to power a phone. The hot air turns the fan, which leads to a generator, which in turn powers the phone. It's for people who like to do something useful while having a good cup of tea.
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