Lab+2


 * Lab 2**

====After visiting the Cooper-Hewitt website 'Design for the other 90%' and looking at the wide range of innovative products, the 'Lifestraw' device caught my attention the most. This lifestraw device works to provide clean drinking water at a low cost and is very portable. It consists of a filter that purifies any surface water into suitable drinking water. This device is very helpful in many countries that suffer from waterborne diseases. It removes particles as small as fifteen microns. It has proven to be very effective and it's lifespan is approximately one year allowing users of the product to go long periods without to worry about it's effectiveness.====

====The area that I would like to research further is the health (and water) category. As majority of the world is poor, we have the tendency to design products for a very small margin of people and hence there are many people in the world who are under served. In developing nations the poor living conditions lead to diseases spreading among many people who die every year. I believe that we should start looking at how to help these countries in their struggle for life by starting with providing clean water as the major necessity, while keeping in mind the cost-effectiveness, durability, environmentally friendly, usability and the easiness to access.====