A condom for fire hoses. A grenade that eats oxygen. A transmitter to help firefighters navigate a smoke-filled room. Only the last one won $10,000.
Three College of Engineering students created FireSite, a radio-like guide that lets firefighters “see” through smoke. The students, who won the 2005 Schoof’s Prize for Creativity this February, say any of us can come up with creative a ideas that can make a difference.