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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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The patented Hopper propulsion system is unique with no dangerously exposed rotor blades like a helicopter and multi rotor aircraft. The Hopper with enclosed rotor blades is very safe and low noise and will be extra safe with a parachute system.
The Hopper uses thrust vectoring for steering and transitioning into wing born forward flight.
I have designed two different Flying Motorcycles (FM) and one Flying Bicycle. The first FM is 'roadable aircraft' categorized as a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) that employs our proprietary modified and harnessed, ram-air inflated parafoil type parawing,
Todays friction materials for automotive brakes are high volume, high temperature, high pressure produced industrial goods. LiqFric has created a new way to produce automotive brake pads at temperature not exceeding approx. 100°C and showing high performance friction capabilities (µ = 0,45) while reducing the ultra fine particle emission by approx.
Uplift Drones is a pioneering company dedicated to transforming disposable plastic bottles into high-performance drones. Our mission is to reduce environmental impact while delivering cutting-edge drone technology for various industries.
This project focuses on repurposing waste plastic bottles into lightweight, durable drone frames. The process begins with collecting and cleaning used plastic bottles.
The problem to be addressed originates from the inherent deficiencies in traditional pavement monitoring methods for road networks. These methods primarily rely on periodic visual inspections conducted by human personnel, which present significant limitations. Firstly, manual inspection is costly and requires considerable human and financial resources, limiting its applicability to large road networks like that of Mexico City. Additionally,
New COMSOL material property of 4D spacetime energy/mass density based on multivariable calculus equations defines computational energy/mass density ranging compressive through rarefactive of central cosmological constant vacuum energy/mass density pressure 𝚲, as shown in GIF. Mathematica® theorem proving operator computationally reproduces QED 0D->4D photon-electron energy, mass,
ACRYSOL™ RM-735BF Rheology Modifier is the first nonionic associative thickener for waterborne architectural coatings that does not contain solvents* or APEOs* in an easy-to-handle liquid aqueous form and contains no registered biocide* per U.S. EPA and EU BPR regulations, while maintaining a standard shelf-life.
A smart dental kit designed for personal Dental hygiene monitoring. The kit utilizes an ESP32 cam module, a 3.7V battery, and TensorFlow lite for real-time image classification. This system streams video captured by the camera to an application for further analysis and user experience. The system captures video via the ESP32 camera and streams it to an application,
Solar energy is the most widely available renewable energy. However, the challenge lies in capturing and converting large amounts of it into a usable form.
SYG TECH has developed an innovative technology that shapes desert sand into true parabolic shapes on a large scale and solidifies it using environmentally friendly biotechnology.
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