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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 industrial strength "lift" capabilities complemented by advanced accelerometer/gyroscope technology is the driving force of this technology.
A new process introduced by the Rice University lab of chemist James Tour can turn bulk quantities of just about any carbon source into valuable graphene flakes. The process is quick and cheap; Tour said the “flash graphene” technique can convert a ton of coal,
The Trunk Fence puts a stop to runaway groceries and other objects in the back of your vehicle. The Trunk Fence is designed to eliminate the movement of almost anything when you go around corners or stop suddenly. The Trunk Fence expands and conforms to capture whatever shape cargo you might have. The more the cargo weighs,
EasySort is the AI-based waste sorting complex that identifies unwanted goods and waste products as either paper, plastic or mixed type rubbish. We propose this business idea as a great way to address an important world issue - an increased volume of unrecycled waste products due to the inefficiency of modern sorting systems. With our technology,
Radars are becoming an increasingly more relevant aspect of people’s daily lives. What was once a technology used solely for defense purposes, is now a common installation in most modern vehicles to help increase safety on the road.
Hello, my name is Graeme Slaven and I am passionate about art and design.
As you may know, there are many on-line platforms such as Deviant Art where artists and designers can exhibit their work, but none of these platforms give a context to the work.
So, as part of my business GTS Logistics Scotland,
I propose a new treatment for Bipolar Disorder (BD) based on electrical activation of the brain instead of drugs. The standard treatment of BD is not effective for many patients, lithium and other BD drugs can have onerous side effects, while the rate of suicide remains high.
Non-Inertial Onboard Navigation was designed to replace currently deployed combinations of IMU and GPS in the Space-speed Applications.
on Sagnac effect of propagation of light in the body under rotation, the foundation of NIRPS resides in the Michelson collinear methods of measuring the displacement of the object in relation to the propagation of light within.
Conventional multi-vane VGT’s turn into impulse turbines when the vanes start to close and there goes the efficiency.
Patented Fluid Displacement LinerTM (FDL) technology is a revolutionary impact technology advancement in terms of performance, comfort, and style in comparison to stagnant safety helmet technology (e.g. compression foam), now prevalent for 6+ decades.
The inaugural application for FDL technology is the CHM-1 Half-Shell Motorcycle Helmet, which is the FDL’s Proof of Concept, and now commercialized.
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