Announcing Our 2024 Finalists
Congratulations to the seven finalists who will be competing for the Grand Prize during a live presentation round in November:
AstroAnt: A Miniature Symbiotic Robotic Serving on the Outside Surfaces of Spacecraft, Rovers, and Landers for Inspection and Diagnostic Tasks
Cosmetic Silica Upcycled from Rice Husk as Natural Alternative to Microplastic Powders
Laser-Generated Anti-Icing and Anti-Fogging Transparent Materials
Multi-Modal Traffic Detection System
NETrolyze: A Novel Immunotherapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
RHOBARR Barrier Dispersions Platform
Thin-Film Thermoelectric Cooling Device
Watch this space for more announcements, including the Top 100 entries and Top Ten most popular.
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Special Report spotlights the eight top entries in 2023 as well as past winners whose ideas are now in the market, making a difference in the world.
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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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In the era of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, large scale associative arrays will provide a new paradigm for creation and implementation of algorithms to better solve searching and pattern matching problems.
The product prototype developed is a content addressable /associative memory computing device.
Safety in consumer products, sporting goods and personal protective equipment is of utmost importance in this day and age. The IAGIES (Impact Absorbing Gel Infused Exoskeleton) is a 3D printed product designed to do exactly that. There have been countless studies directed toward the optimization of helmets,
This project has targeted on the Russian Federation and countries with a high level of corruption perception Market.
Sky Train Corporation (STC) has modeled, evaluated, calculated, and patented a Rail Transit and Alternative Energy System that improves security and increases capacity over rail on the ground. It allows freight to be the revenue source and adds passengers and stations for added profit or convenience,
This worksheet was developed to calculate the critical frequency of the Ionospheric Layer F2, F1, E, and D. What are these Ionospheric Layers? They are used to make the reflection or return of a wave or radio frequency to the Earth,
The Heavy Duty Aftermarket Super Truck is a revolution in fuel efficient technology. Unique patented system from Enviro-Cool delivers up to 10% reduced fuel consumption, dramatic under hood heat reduction and sound reduction. This is one of the most commercially viable and ready aftermarket upgrades in the industry.
This work details the design and development of a medium endurance unmanned aerial vehicle designed for aerial surveillance, surveys and cartography. Defense Housing Authority (DHA) City is Pakistan’s largest land development project and the first to implement the “smart city” concept. For a holistic smart solution,
Aiming at a totally new concept in vehicle suspension systems, this paper leads to a viable alternative of the conventional shock absorbers which are made of steel coils and liquid filled pistons when put together provides required conditions of a suspension system.
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