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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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Marty, the hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and remote-operated vehicle (ROV), is a groundbreaking innovation designed to unlock the mysteries of the deep sea and revolutionize underwater exploration. At its core, Marty serves as a beacon of possibility,
Third Bridge Now Freeway Corridor Is Necessary For Our Health, Safety, Economy, Environment, And Sanity
The 2002 transportation study concerning Portland / Vancouver pointed out that with have fewer bridges than similar size metropolitans. The study showed adding two bridges would still tie us for last place.
In many types of rotating equipment (cars, boats, helicopters, pumps, compressors), regular wear and tear bring about a gradual increase in unbalancing of the rotating components. In an industrial settings, unbalancing is one of the most common causes of failures (e.g. bearing wear, mechanical seal; etc.).
Electric-vehicles’ ascendance may help save Earth’s future, but may need out-of-the-box concepts to Create that Future, specifically “Back-to-the-Future” thinking: Reconsider 1900’s 33,842 US cars: 22%-ICE, 40%-steam, 38%-electric, including Lohner-Porsche’s petrol/electric-hybrid “carriage” powered by electric-motors inside each huge,
The system learns how to control the environment to provide best conditions for plant growth.
The EVAA R&D Project is a groundbreaking initiative that aims to revolutionize the way plants are cultivated in indoor hydroponic farms.
NavTrack is an innovative indoor navigation and occupancy monitoring system that utilizes cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize the way people navigate large building complexes. Designed to address the challenges faced by occupants in finding specific locations within buildings and ensuring their safety during emergency evacuations,
IMHO, the following will be the most impactful tech in the near future - the Sub-Quantum Scope [SQS].
It is a simple, compact, world-record resolving power microscope technology that, in it's crude prototype iteration,
Valves often develop leaks as they age. This is disruptive, wasteful, and can cause damage in residential settings, but can be far more problematic in industrial applications such as petrochemical, hydrogen, and semiconductor plants. Leaking valves can cause fires, explosions, environmental hazards, and safety hazards.
The OBD2 Simulator includes a handheld dongle and a remote terminal Graphic User Interface (GUI).
OBD2 Simulator can generate OBD2 signals for up to three Electronic Control Units (ECU): Engine, ABS, and Transmission. These signals are based on the SAE J1979 (classic OBD) and SAE J1979-2 (OBDonUDS) protocols.
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