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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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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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Personal Protective Nose Mask (PPNM) - a unique invention for an added protection to doctors, nurses, and the general public to protect themselves from the deadly virus COVID-19 in addition to regular types of face/cloth masks.
The effectiveness of diet control, exercise and weight loss in reducing the development of type 2 DM can be measured by evaluating the plasma concentrations of insulin, hs-CRP, IL-6, IL-10, adiponectin, Lipoxin A4, BDNF, HbA1C in addition to plasma glucose. It is noteworthy that exercise increases plasma adiponectin, LXA4 (lipoxin A4),
1) Issue: safety glasses fog when technicians have a dusk mask on. This issue was amplified more so during Covid.
2) Current "fogless" glasses don't work because instead of fog there is running water that also obstructs the vision.
3) My invention works by having strategically drilled holes on the safety glass.
Angina is a form of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart and is a symptom of coronary artery disease. It is often described as squeezing, heaviness, tightness, or chest pain. Refractory angina (RA) is a persistent condition of angina, which cannot be treated by current medical therapy, angioplasty/percutaneous interventions, or coronary bypass surgery.
The MakerLisp COR24 microprocessor is a CPU architecture and implementation leveraging the unique performance benefits of low-cost FPGAs. This processor is a hedge against the rising costs and unpredictable availability of mass produced custom semiconductor microprocessor and micro-controller products.
A robust, reliable, downloadable OS for modern smart phones along the lines of "PureOS" that the customer can easily download and install on their devices to replace the default service provider's proprietary Android, Apple iOS, or Microsoft operating system.
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The “I JET” is a fully electric private plane that recharges itself using ion collectors to harvest electric energy from the ionosphere. These ion collectors situated on the top of the plane are carbon/graphite/graphene based. According to the proof of concept by the Ion Power Group,
IDEA/SOLUTION:
Deficiency-symptom/s solver/ remover
Failure of fertilizers to sweeten fruits eg sweeten fruits or great flavours [making fruits develop great taste]
Failure of fertilizers to [stimulate/ stabilize] flowers to bloom effectively & productively
eg prevent eg early dropping-off before maturity,
IDEA/SOLUTION:
failure to locate faults/problems/errors, etc. instantly
REDUCE/ ZERO-OUT RISK/DANGER in the mining activities
Slow processing of minerals to meet targets
SLOW EXTRACTION/ EXPLORATION of minerals from the ground
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