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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 blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, is a keystone species that plays an integral ecological, economic, and sociological role in Chesapeake Bay. Concern for declining populations in this species is considerable and efforts to raise awareness regarding the need to conserve these precious natural resources is being advanced through use of the Quick-Capture Attended Waterman Trap (Grab-Crab™).
The lateral axis wind turbine comprises of a pair of oppositely placed hubs in combination of plurality of extended radial arms symmetrically projected out wards and fitted on bearings to the central shaft.
My idea is to help people who are worrying about the zipper in their pants that slide down unknowingly, by adding a loop to the zipper head, this problem is solve in no time at all. It will also create a new design for manufacturer of pants as a signature for their product.
The evolution of the human robotic prosthesis with the capabilities to simulate the majority of the movements of any extremity creates the necessity to develop more sophisticated control techniques, mainly in the interface with the neurological system and the control of the mechanical prosthesis.
To activate a robotic prosthesis after an amputation,
The concept of ground-coupled heat exchanger system exemplified by the negligible surface area and least installation cost. This is well-known that at a sufficient depth the ground temperature is lower than the outside ambient temperature in summer and higher in winter. However,
My idea behind Self Conductive Cell is to provide endless power source to any electronic system where it is suitable to use. In this cell three components are there. Those are diodes, Silicon and Aluminum Mixture block and Silicon and Phosphorus mixture block. These blocks are separated by PN junction diodes. All the diodes,
Autonomously driven, electrically powered vehicles have the potential to save lives, energy, time, and as a result reduce air pollution. A completely new, nationwide, mass transit system for self-driven, privately owned, electric cars on an elevated fixed guideway could be built for much less than high-speed rail.
Universal alert assistive device notifies hearing impaired people the house holds of events like the telephone ring, cell phone alert message service, door bell, audio alarm and more; and also provides medical assistance such as pill medication alert.
To fabricate a four wheel vehicle having steering system with four modes being operated mechanically. The four modes facilitate the following capabilities: 1) To ensure tight turns in heavy traffic and tight spaces.2) To let the vehicle to turn around its central axis which will help in turning at tight spaces.
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