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Modern dating just might be safer now that the inventors of VELV have taken home the top prize in the 31^st 年度 保罗J. 霍洛威创新市场竞争奖.

VELV, 由19岁的克里斯汀·贝迪拉克-雷亚尔斯组成的团队, 杰西卡·拉瓦利和马修·罗斯, 凭借安全的相亲平台赢得了比赛, which integrates with smart jewelry to allow a person on a date to discreetly push a button and receive help if a situation becomes uncomfortable. The platform was inspired by the horrific experience Badylak-Reals had as a survivor of sexual assault on a first date. Badylak-Reals, 拉瓦利和罗斯希望他们的平台, 结合智能首饰, 将有助于一个更安全的现代约会场景.

液体啤酒花, an indoor hydroponic hop-growing facility that Jonathan Carrigan ’19 pitched as a more cost-effective way to supply small breweries, 在比赛中获得第二名. Carrigan says his company wants to both expand the versatility of eco-friendly farming using hydroponics and also help New England brewing thrive.

Coming in third place this year was Steven Schnobrich ’21 and his golf anger-management novelty product The Bogey Bag, a punching bag that can be securely attached to a golf cart to cut down on golfers taking their anger out on their equipment or the course. Schnobrich and The Bogey Bag also took home the People’s Choice award, 球迷投票选出观众最喜欢的球队.

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