Two Filipino inventions reach the Dyson Award's global top 20 — a home dialysis helper and a block that feels cracks

For the first time, two Philippine entries have reached the James Dyson Award's Global Top 20 at once. BiDaKidney, by University of the Philippines Diliman graduates Andrew Jacob Buensalido and Allyson Cabrestante, is a low-cost, semi-automated peritoneal dialysis machine designed for home use — dialysis patients normally travel to clinics several times a week. Sentinel, by De La Salle University graduate Aldrei Ong, hides sensors inside an ordinary concrete spacer block, turning a building block that costs about ₱10 (about $0.15) into an early-warning system for cracks and structural damage. The pair now compete for the global prize of ₱2,390,230 (about $41,000), with winners chosen by Sir James Dyson and announced on 4 November.

SDG 9 · Industry, innovation and infrastructure — Mechanism: tech innovation