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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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It has a number of problems. Rescuing passengers in an emergency would involve cutting the heavy steel tube. The vehicle could also collide with the inside call of the tube,
At Narbis, our mission is to improve people’s lives by helping them to get the most from their brains through the use of safe, affordable, consumer friendly technology that delivers lasting results. Narbis is a platform technology, based on patents originally developed by NASA, delivered through a set of “smart glasses”
Tinnitus is described as the perception of sound in the absence of real acoustic stimulation. Tinnitus may be perceived in one or both ears. Despite various theories, the cause is not fully understood. According to the American Tinnitus Association, over 45 million Americans struggle with tinnitus, making it one of the most common health conditions in the United States.
Advanced Bionics (AB) is currently receiving global approval of their HiRes™ Ultra 3D Cochlear Implant. This new cochlear implant (CI) device allows patients to have uninhibited access to an MRI scan.
1 in 10 patients undergo an MRI scan every year in most developed markets.1 Given that CI recipients suffer from sensorineural hearing loss,
Due to the pandemic and subsequent social distancing guidelines, the UK population’s attitude to transportation has changed. The bicycle and e-bike have become a new model of healthy transport for many. Halfords, The UK’s largest bicycle retailer, recorded double their average sales in May,
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As a mechanical engineer with previous journey of work in different industries of which air pollution is a common factor that necessitates the protection of the workers respiratory tract, we used to wear face masks that I always believed not efficient enough to prevent dust from entering the lungs through the nose.
Our design incorporates an ultraviolet (UV) light matrix composed of multiple wavelengths that target pathogens and aim to disinfect surfaces, air, and water. UV light exposure will assist the current cleaning protocol without the added effects of harmful solvent-based cleaning solutions.
We will evaluate design performance from bacterial testing and determine the relationship between exposure time, UV intensity,
Autonomous vehicles are providing a new layer of occupant security while driving. The cornerstone of the research in autonomous vehicles relies on the effective use and interpretation of sensor data. Consequently, limitations such as weather disruptions can make sensors to be unreliable and cause severe accidents. To address this,
During rear end collisions, the part of body below neck(torso), moves forward and part above the neck(head), moves in opposite direction due to inertia effect resulting in whiplash injury. The whiplash causes head injury due to fracture of ligaments in the neck portion of body. About 59% of whiplash patients undergo disability and leads to long-lasting symptoms.
We wanted to rethink the way most people consume water to develop an honest, Eco-friendly product to help solve the global plastic waste crisis. The single-use bottled water industry consumes millions of barrels of crude oil each year to manufacture and transport their plastic bottles which pollute the planet and harm wildlife. Page 200 of 994
