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Since Tech Briefs magazine launched the Create the Future Design contest in 2002 to recognize and reward engineering innovation, over 15,000 design ideas have been submitted by engineers, students, and entrepreneurs in more than 100 countries. Join the innovators who dared to dream big by entering your ideas today.
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Special Report spotlights the eight amazing winners in 2024 as well as honorable mentions in each category, plus the top ten most popular entries as voted by our community.
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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 safety of food is crucial for the health and well-being of people. However, traditional methods often compromise food quality to ensure safety. Since most foodborne illnesses are caused by microorganisms on the surface of food, conventional technologies like thermal processing (heating food) target the entire food item. This widespread heating leads to the deterioration of essential nutrients,
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Electricity thefts are increasing every year across domestic as well as industrial domains which affect the economic status of the country. Various wireless communication systems are available to detect the power theft, but lack the required infrastructure needed to employ them.
Developing a sleep tracking machine in vehicles to prevent crashes represents a significant leap forward in automotive safety technology. By integrating sophisticated sensors and advanced algorithms, this innovative system aims to detect signs of driver drowsiness and fatigue in real-time. The implications are profound, potentially saving countless lives and preventing numerous accidents caused by driver fatigue,
To improve quality of life for people with limited head or neck control, this innovation comfortably provides head support from the forehead instead of the chin, to allow eating, talking, side-to-side and up-down motion, while eliminating jaw discomfort from traditional neck braces.
A clutch that controls the amount of torque communicated between two rotating members by regulating the flow of a constant volume of fluid contained within the clutch. The clutch is fully engaged when a valve prevents the flow of fluid. In that state the components of the clutch are locked together. The torque is controlled by opening the valve.
NFTG is developing a simple, ultra-quiet, personal air vehicle, capable of rapid door-to-door mobility without requiring any operator license.
It will be powered by one of our patented rotary engine designs or ultra-efficient and ultra-power-dense turbo-engines of my own design.
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Current modes of transportation are slow and tedious.
Dezeyer: Insight the Future
WHY IT MATTERS: I recently took a refresher training course on the widely applied APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) process and was reminded again how little time and effort most organizations spend researching what products and services will be desired in the future, then applying that knowledge.
A vehicle designed for urban and commuter transportation, it seeks to reduce the spatial footprint on roads and highways, streamlining agile transportation, being friendly to the environment, and protected as if inside a cocoon from inclement weather.
The user has the need to transport himself and his load protected from the environment. being able to park in small spaces.
Overactive bladder (OAB) and urinary incontinence are chronic conditions that impact more than 500 million people globally, significantly reducing their quality of life and, in many cases, substantially reducing their work productivity. Traditional treatments for these conditions range from medications to neurotoxin injections to surgical implantation of stimulators to provide neuromodulation therapy.
NanoArchitech integrates chemistry, biology, engineering, physics, and architecture evolved into advanced green cement alternatives designed to resolve global CO¬2 emissions and provide resilience against the climate crisis with antimicrobial composites.
We make a faster, lighter, and indestructible surface material to protect buildings, infrastructure, and even underwater pipelines, coral reefs,
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