A 26-year-old University of Limerick graduate has been announced as runner-up in the 2015 international James Dyson Award.
Cathal Redmond’s project Express Dive allows divers to breathe underwater for up to two minutes. Once the air supply begins to run out, the user simply resurfaces and holds a button to refill the one-litre tank.
The device could become widely adopted as an alternative to scuba diving, where the cost of equipment can be prohibitive.
Redmond (pictured) won €2,500 upon winning the Irish leg of the award earlier this year and will now receive a further €7,000 from the James Dyson Foundation to develop his product.
Express Dive made a shortlist of three projects out of over 700 entrants from 20 countries worldwide to receive an international prize. Redmond is the first Irish student in the 11-year history of the Awards to win an international prize.
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