Three Indonesian students have invented a pocket-sized pinger to detect the location of victims of natural disasters such as earthquakes or hurricanes.
The device emits high-frequency signals that can detect even slight movements – including breaths – within a 10 km radius, making it a key rescuing tool in quake prone zones.
The Brawijaya University students named their $7 invention Deoterions, or Detector of Interconnected Position Points, and are working on introducing the device to the public.
Ali Ghufron Mukti, senior official of the Ministry of Education, says that the government would offer a grant for the pinger’s development, calling it “an incredible invention”.
