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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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Organically Derived Security Protocol is a zero knowledge key management (ZKKM) solution for securing ECU-to-ECU communication within the connected vehicle and IoT applications; particularly for transmissions between externally exposed, edge ECU sensors connected to ECUs within the connected vehicle infrastructure. Specific benefits include reductions of communication latency, implementation complexity,
Tarta,is designed for mass planting of plants in deserts and drylands. Tarta is composed of clay and vermicompost.These are to survive and help grow the seed inside of it. Inspired by nature, designed to move at a constant speed toward the ground. And when it hits the ground, animals cannot destroy the seed or eat that.
The KLVR and KLVR+ Dialysis Devices for Liver Dialysis in Pediatrics and Adult Patients and MODS Support
Currently Liver Dialysis is no-existent and standard kidney dialysis is highly inefficient. Thrice weekly 4 hours hemodialysis sessions only introduces 7% of marginal uremic toxins clearance. The standard dialysis eliminates mostly water-soluble substances of low or intermediate molecular weight toxins,
Cell phone with breathe analyzer, US Patent 8,560,010 utility patent, is designed to test a driver's breathe for alcohol before driving a vehicle.
It works by breathing or speaking into the phone before driving. The first screen you enter phone numbers of people you should not call while you have been drinking. Ex-spouse or girlfriends, family members,
This project was inspired by the overwhelming number of new 'innovative' products on the market. So may gadgets and gizmos exist to help us with everyday menial problems, we often forget to appreciate the things around us. I decided to focus my project within the bathroom,
Multi-pressure gas turbines are modified versions of intercooled recuperated gas turbines (ICRs). They extend the more than 40% efficiency of ICRs at medium and high power down into the 5% power range.
The SuperCritical Air Mobility Pack (SCAMP) provides breathing air and full body cooling for hazardous materials workers, firefighters, and industry. Breathing air is essential for workers under oxygen deficient conditions or where toxic gases are present. In addition to providing the basic air supply, SCAMP solves the major, 
SPOT tells you how effective your sunscreen is all day long! SPOT is easy to use: you put SPOT on, then apply sunscreen overtop. While your sunscreen is protecting you, SPOT is white. When your sunscreen has worn off,
Future Aerospace Assembly using HMI and Robotic Riveting (or Fastening)
HMI is Human Machine Interface and in the context of Robotic Riveting refers to the Riveting Team....the Riveter and the Bucker (the upper sidebar shows a classic Riveting Operation).
Combined Car-Aircraft-Hovercraft transportation system||Overpass transportation system||Fastest Ambulance in the world.
Design Statement
Vehicle has combined features of a Car|Aircraft|Train/Skater|Hovercraft. It looks like a car, has 2 or multiple renewable energy powered propulsion engines as per need mounted on both side wings left and right side respectively.
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