Thanks…and Stay Tuned!
Thank you to everyone who entered and voted in this year’s contest. Watch this space for announcement of the finalists who will compete for the $25,000 Grand Prize.
Help build a better tomorrow
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.
Read About Past Winners’ Success Stories
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.
Click here to read moreA ‘Create the Future’ Winner Featured on ‘Here’s an Idea’
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.
Listen nowThank you from our Sponsors
“At COMSOL, we are very excited to recognize innovators and their important work this year. We are grateful for the opportunity to support the Create the Future Design Contest, which is an excellent platform for designers to showcase their ideas and products in front of a worldwide audience. Best of luck to all participants!”
— Bernt Nilsson, Senior Vice President of Marketing, COMSOL, Inc.
“From our beginnings, Mouser has supported engineers, innovators and students. We are proud of our longstanding support for the Create the Future Design Contest and the many innovations it has inspired.”
— Kevin Hess, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Mouser Electronics
contest
Contest
The Exam Table Paper Shredder is an idea for physician's offices. This idea is simply to feed exam table paper into a shredder that has a cord with a button that can be stepped on to activate the process of shredding the soiled table paper.
NOW THE UMBRELLA IS COMPLETE ...Every home or car has a regular umbrella. Why not have the Two-N-One UmbrellaSlicker?
*Do your clothes ever get wet from the rain?
*Have you ever left an outdoors sporting event because it started to rain?
A Portable Emergency Ventilator (PEV) is a device that provides ventilation to a person who is incapable of breathing on his or her own. The device’s ability to provide air to a patient’s lungs could potentially save a patient’
This is a new method of manufacturing thin multi-crystalline Silicon photovoltaic cells.
The method involves a centrifuge that is able to run efficiently at the melting point of silicon. The size of the centrifuge is about 12" in diameter and approximately 15" in length.
Mass Trapping of invasive destructive insects, compost them into fertilizer and feed them to the plants they intended to destroy without the use of pesticides.
Global warming, international trade and natural processes have dramatically influenced the proliferation and destructive influence of specific species of insects. Forestry,
KneeStim intelligently uses neuromuscular electrical stimulation to contract quadriceps muscles in synchrony with patient movement, turning each joint loading instance into a muscle building repetition. This device is intended to provide improved, accelerated, cost-effective rehabilitation assistance to patients managing knee osteoarthritis or recovering from knee replacement surgery.
PROPOSAL FOR REDUCTION IN GLOBAL WARMING
FROM MY WEBSITE
http://www.opticalenergy.com/blog
For over 34 years I have proposed the following "free lunch" solution to Global Warming without requiring any increase in US taxes or change in lifestyles.
THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR A “ WATER CRAFT “ HUMAN & WIND POWERED...
Made mostly by high quality recycled materials & items for everyday use. This Floating Water Craft Device is Made Possible by the use of 2 Liter Bottles, Inflated to 40 psi and 12 on Each Side,
The Wonder Glove is a unique cleaning tool in that it combines the absorbency of a sponge and the agitating qualities of a brush. Because of its construction, it creates an "action pocket" that acts as a dirt filter,
After many years of listening to Co-gens and Power Companies, globally, go into a panic for turbine parts, and having to drive every machine shop in the USA to the brink of exhaustion, working weekends and overtime to fill expedited orders, I designed a better "mouse trap.
Page 671 of 985