
A student from Brunel University has claimed top prize in the 2021 ‘Design Innovation in Plastics’ competition, with a product which will help reduce pesticide spray drift. Pol Blanch designed his product to help people in the developing world, after being inspired by his interest in agriculture and the rural issue of how to apply pesticides safely to vital crops. The product, ‘D-Shield’, is a semi-translucent, foldable shield that minimises…