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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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Powercast’s engineers have designed innovative technology - Wireless 25-Year Maintenance-Free Building Automation Sensor and Controller Technology for use in HVAC and Lighting Systems – intended to 1) save companies substantial energy, 2) cost 40% less than wired systems,
In recent years, the importance of hygiene and food safety has become increasingly prominent. Consumers and businesses alike are looking for innovative solutions to minimize the risks associated with bacterial contamination.
The main idea of this project is to record an image from a remote distance when the intensity of the signal from the object is less than the threshold sensitivity of the CCD camera used. The plane-parallel coherent laser beam (1, Fig.
The Ecogerador® a Etanol by Liconic Technology is a groundbreaking backup power generator that utilizes ethanol derived from sugarcane as its primary fuel source. This environmentally friendly alternative to traditional diesel generators ensures reliable and sustainable energy for a variety of sectors, including industries, hospitals, and residential complexes.
Portable high power laser 120 watts capable of welding 1mm steel. The device can cut holes in steel and remove rust. The laser weighs 7 pounds and is conductive cooled.
The idea is to generate an EV retail charging station. In the future the idea is to implement a moving station with low cost.
Now let the source be the biomass fuel production using the biofuel cells and photovoltaic cells such as organic waste, domestic waste and biowaste etc.
Micromouse is a wheeled robot that solves the unknown maze. The mouse must keep track of its location, find walls as it explores, map out the maze, and recognize when it has arrived at the desired destination. Micromouse can automatically memorize maze data, choose the shortest way,
My sustainability project is about saving energy and money when one must bring replacement air into a space. This is because air from outside is drawn into the building when air is exhausted e,x, clothes dryer (4m^3/min), bath fan (1.5 m^3/min), kitchen fan (3 m^3/min) and Flume hood (20m^3/min).
This article introduces a method for controlling mouse technology motions by implementing hand-free contact between the person and a computer with the advancement of technology, there are many different applications for image processing. Image processing and eye tracking have made significant advances. In both procedures,
Fuels play a major role in our day-to-day life. There will be a high demand for these resources that are used for the production of fuels in upcoming years. One possible remedy for this issue is biofuels. So,
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