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How a Jamaican student invented a self-disinfecting door handle for hospitals: ‘Design that fits reality’

Today, Rayvon Stewart’s model is celebrated as a symbol of the Caribbean’s growing science and technology talent poolWhen the Jamaican university student Rayvon Stewart invented a workable model for a door handle that could disinfect itself after every touch, it was hailed as a potential gamechanger for hospitals, hotels and other businesses, with promising implications for controlling the spread of disease, particularly during pandemics like Covid-19.Speaking at a recent product launch, Alison Drayton, assistant secretary-general of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), a 15-member bloc of Caribbean countries, described the invention as a “meaningful solution” for the region and a “life-saving design that fits our reality”. Continue reading...

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