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Spinal cord injury affects 17,000 Americans and 700,000 people worldwide each year. A research team at NeuroPair, Inc. won the Grand Prize in the 2023 Create the Future Design Contest for a revolutionary approach to spinal cord repair. In this Here’s an Idea podcast episode, Dr. Johannes Dapprich, NeuroPair’s CEO and founder, discusses their groundbreaking approach that addresses a critical need in the medical field, offering a fast and minimally invasive solution to a long-standing problem.
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The human washing machine can be used by anyone. It can be used by the elderly or handicapped, who may prefer to shower naked by themselves, without the help of a nurse or other care provider. It can also be used by young, active people (for example sportsmen and bodybuilders),
Neonatal jaundice is a yellowish discoloration of the white part of the eyes and skin in a newborn baby due to high bilirubin levels.The need for treatment depends on bilirubin levels, the age of the child, and the underlying cause. Treatments may include more frequent feeding, phototherapy, or exchange transfusions. Physiologic jaundice generally lasts less than seven days.
Currently, there is a water supply system of PPR pipes. Welded together by a special soldering iron with nozzles, teflon coatings. PPR - It is eco-friendly, safe and durable material.
But a lot of people use these pipes and fittings for self-made creativity - making various things. These are chairs, swings, boxes, shelves, greenhouses, fences,
Bioavlee is a biotechnology company with strong competences in R&D. The startup creates solutions that determine the new quality of laboratory equipment. Currently, microbiological industrial laboratories often work on the basis of time-consuming, manual analysis based on classical microbiology.
Abstract: The proposed project concerns about a failure analysis of an electric aluminum alloy conductors damaged and broken for fretting fatigue phenomena induced by aeolian vibrations. Life of electric conductors is often reduced by various degradation mechanisms such as repeated bending, fluctuating tension, distortion, fatigue, wear and corrosion phenomena.
Today, Automated External Defibrillator (AED) devices can be used to deliver a shock to victims of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) to restore normal rhythm to the heart. The current art has evolved over the years but AEDs are still unconnected stationary devices. Tomorrow, with the advancements of the Internet of things (IoT), 5G, nanotechnology,
The global economy thrives on energy. Affordable energy directly contributes to increase productivity, reducing poverty and improving betterment of life. The global population is increasing day by day, which, in a way is leading to the utilization of natural resources and fossil fuels. Concentrating on the limited stock of fossil fuel,
Overview of Venture: PLUR Tech uses technology to connect users to each other without the use of a cell phone. Our focus is on the electronic dance music (EDM) festival market. Using (RFID) technology, users can exchange charms that attach to the bracelet of their choice that contain customizable information that connects users to a networked platform.
The GFWIIITECH.TJID platform can be easily packaged, assembled, disassembled, unpacked and navigated in gravity, low gravity, or zero gravity by autonomous systems, remote systems, and human technicians. This platform is sturdy and functional while still being effective, efficient, lightweight, and simple. It is composed of carbon fiber centered set of composites with additive embedded conductive contact features. In addition,
The demand for miniature devices is big and growing quickly. Smaller devices are lighter, faster, use less power and consume fewer resources. They have enabled wearables, point of care diagnostics, IoT devices, and the aerospace industry.
But methods for making these devices are slow and expensive.
Conversely, 3D printing,
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