Problem: My family got Easter chickens this year and we needed to build them a chicken run. Since we are hoping to eventually move to a new house, we wanted something that could be taken apart and reassembled.
Solution: We designed the run (in the background) by building eight square panels that can be separated and stacked in our truck bed.
Problem: Some shipped materials are dangerous or sensitive and access by non-authorized personnel must be limited.
Solution: This BYU Stock Photo by Jaren Wilkey shows a functional and interesting view of a latch mechanism being developed as a BYU capstone project. This lock is electromechanical, with access code supplied via a keypad. The overall solution uses a two step process that helps secure sensitive materials during shipping.
Problem: Power grid availability.
Solution: This man has lived off the grid using solar power, batteries, and hunting/farming for his food.
Problem: Poor water quality in Pakistan is responsible for 30% of diseases in that country.
Solution: This BYU Stock Photo by Jaren Wilkey shows a BYU capstone team testing an affordable filtering device that uses microfiltration and ultrafiltration to get rid of bacteria and other pathogens. Where the original pond water was silty and contained harmful bacteria, the filtered water was clear and had no harmful bacteria.
Problem: Watering the garden results in loss of water when adding water to the supply bucket.
Solution: This shows a "high-tech" solution for adding water to a bucket on the fly, while a slow drip system expels water from the bottom. The right sized hole in the top reduces splashing, hence reducing a loss of water from the top and is a quick and easy way to refill during a watering run.