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There are not many examples of this new design in the residential field. Dennis Miller, one of the best actors in the USA, built a 6,000 sq ft home with a green roof top in Colorado.
No Fault Found test results in electronic boxes, primarily driven by intermittent faults, have become a significant concern and huge maintenance and life-cycle cost driver, and an operational readiness degrader within the Department of Defense (DoD).
Can a compact solar USB charger charge a phone and an external battery at the same time in about 3 hours? Yes! This is an Open Source Hardware instruction manual on how to build the Solarpad Kit solar USB charger,
SentryHound™ cell phone detection security portal is triggered when cell phones (or other ferromagnetic material) pass by its sensors.
A self-inflating tourniquet that combines a pneumatic cuff with a life jacket inflator.
The inflator has an integral pressure regulator reducing CO2 bottle pressure to a constant 7psi.
Once wrapped around the bleeding limb the toggle is pulled and the cuff automatically inflates,
Custom, compact, high performance air-cooled heat sinks, designed to meet the most demanding electronics cooling requirements in both commercial and military applications. This product is the result of the DARPA Research & Development program, entitled Micro- technologies for Air-Cooled Exchangers (MACE),
Thought Controlled Brain Machine Interface to the Internet and Virtual Reality Audio Visual Headsets
Common standard existent computer speech recognition input via microphone is used to assist an internet connected existent brain machine interface to be trained to recognize a programmable dictionary of recognized thoughts (and images). Such recognized thoughts, images, imagined words,
A through study and review embracing observed reports of several national tragedies, where guns were unauthorized to be used to perform acts of mass murders or to attempt to avoid capture after some other heinous acts and current security methods for stored and active weapons.
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October 3, 2013
Breakthrough in Low-Cost, Automated Chemotherapy Treatment
Wins $20,000 Global Design Competition
Contest Draws over 925 Innovative Product Ideas from Engineers and Students in 60 Countries
New York, NY – ChemoPatch, a game-changing, patent-pending device, is able to administer up to three different chemotherapy drugs in select doses and at specific time intervals. Drug delivery is automated, allowing patients to reduce the frequency of hospital visits. The device is undergoing CE mark approval processes in the UK and will start clinical trials in India.
The ChemoPatch is a key fob-sized device that includes multiple environmental sensors that enable consumers to run a variety of Apps — from carbon monoxide monitoring to breath alcohol testing. For mobile device developers, it offers an open platform to create new low-cost sensor applications, both for entertainment and more serious applications such as medical sensors.
ChemoPatch was among the more than 925 new product ideas submitted in the 11th annual design contest, which was established in 2002 to recognize and reward engineering innovations that benefit humanity, the environment, and the economy. This year’s design contest was co-sponsored by COMSOL (www.comsol.com), and SAE International (www.sae.org).
Alydaar Rangwala, a student at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), is part of the design team and views this invention as cutting-edge in its ability to deliver quality early-stage chemotherapy in developing countries. The existing methods for administration of these drugs have been primarily through intravenous delivery via a complex and costly pole-based infusion pump setup. As a result, infusion pumps have prevented treatment for early-stage cancers from becoming widely accessible.
“We are shocked and excited to have this tremendous opportunity to move forward with our design,” Mr. Rangwala said, ”this prize will help us to progress with the manufacturing process. We would like to extend a big ‘Thank You’ to the contest sponsors for making this happen.”
In addition to the grand prize of $20,000, first-place winners (of Hewlett-Packard workstations) were named in eight categories:
Aerospace & Defense – sponsored by TE Connectivity
Microwave Extraction of Water for Space Propellant
Edwin Ethridge
A method to reduce the cost of spacecraft launches by producing rocket propellant in-space from water.
Consumer Products
Plant Air Purifier
James Schaeffer (team leader)
An appliance that utilizes the recently discovered air-cleaning capacity of root-associated microbes living synergistically with common houseplants to trap and consume toxins in the air.
Electronics – sponsored by W. L. Gore & Associates
iPecs Pro Clinical Prosthetic Alignment and Assessment Tool
Michael Leydet (team leader)
A measurement and assessment tool to improve the fitting, adjustment, and alignment of prosthetic devices, resulting in greater mobility for the patient.
Machinery & Equipment
Fuel Flexible, Ultra-Portable Microturbine Generator
Erik Herold (team leader)
A portable power generation system that is reliable, requires little maintenance, and can operate continuously for extended periods of time.
Medical – sponsored by AVNET
Vitalflo
James Dieffenderfer (team leader)
A monitoring device that helps asthma and COPD sufferers to manage a respiratory care program through Bluetooth connectivity to a tablet, computer, or smartphone.
Safety & Security
Power Fingerprinting Monitor: Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Attack
Carlos Aguayo Gonzalez (team leader)
A cyber security solution capable of directly detecting malicious intrusions in critical infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems (ICS).
Sustainable Technologies
The Paradigm Shift in Wind Turbine Technology
Glen Lux
An environmentally friendly vertical axis wind turbine design that cuts the capital and maintenance costs of wind turbines by half, making wind power more competitive with other energy sources.
Transportation & Automotive – sponsored by AVNET
Swift Tram: High Speed Automated People Mover
Carl Lawrence (team leader)
An elevated, high-speed, automated rapid transit system that passengers can schedule on-demand using a smartphone.
Finalists were selected by senior editors at Tech Briefs Media Group and judged by an independent panel of design engineers. Visitors to the contest Web site could vote on entries, with the 10 most popular designs awarded a Sphero mobile game system by Orbotix. For more information, visit
www.createthefuturecontest.com.
About COMSOL
COMSOL, Inc. (Burlington, MA) provides software solutions for multiphysics modeling and simulation. Its flagship product, COMSOL Multiphysics, lets engineers and scientists build simulations that bring their design ideas to life. Its unparalleled ability to include all relevant physical effects that exist in the real world opens up a wide array of modeling possibilities. COMSOL's customers apply this technology to make cars and aircraft safer and more energy efficient, enhance the reception of our cell phones, search for new energy sources, explore the universe, develop medical equipment enabling more accurate diagnoses, and educate the next generation of scientists.
www.comsol.com
About SAE International
SAE International (Warrendale, PA) is a global association of more than 138,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive, and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's core competencies are life-long learning and voluntary consensus standards development. SAE International's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design SeriesTM.
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The following entries received the highest overall scores from the panel of judges. They are listed in alphabetical order by title.
48V Town & Country Hybrid Powertrain
A Coordinated Powered Flexion/Extension/Rotation Prosthetic Wrist
A Device and Method for Screening for Cancer Metastasis
A New Concept of Computer Tomography with Fixed Anodes (Fixed Anodes CT, FA-CT)
Active Kinematics Suspension for a High Performance Sports Car
Aerial Arms
Air-Rops: Active Rollover Protection System
Air Filter Maintenance Alert
ATOM: A Multipurpose Tool
Audio Imager
Auto-Foil
AUTO Stop Lamp (Brake Light Bulb)
Automated Active Flow Control System based on Fluidic Oscillators for Fuel-efficient Aircraft
Avian-safe Wind Power
Beam Irradiance on Target System (BITS)
BluDAQ: Android Bluetooth Oscilloscope
Bio Fertilizers Using a Microbial Surface
Bio-Inspired Vision for Safety and Security
Carplane®
CASP Controller: Cascading Array of Sequenced Power, for ATX Supplies
ChemoPatch
Child Security Band and App
Compensator of Voltage Sags and Short Time Interruptions of Voltage at Power Grid
Deep Ocean Benthic Sampler
Electrically Conducting Proteins for Continuous Assay
Electroless 3D Micro Incubator Array
Electron Exciter
Electronic Aerial Emergency Flare
Energy Cell with Multi-layer Capacitors
Exo Dynamics - ExMS
Flexible, Inexpensive, Wireless Data Acquisition Unit
Flow Control Bridging Smart Devices with Cooking & Heating
Fuel Flexible, Ultra-Portable Microturbine Generator
Fuel Quality Sensor
Grass Powered Robot Mower
Gravity Development Board
Hybrid Micro-Composite E-Springs for Vehicle Suspension Systems
Hybrid Opposed Piston Engine - HOPE
HydroBine
INCREDICLAMP - A Safer, Stronger Machine Clamp
Intelligent Electric Roller Skates
iPecs Pro Clinical Prosthetic Alignment and Assessment Tool
Isowalk Intelligent Mobility
KloGlo
"Line-Wise" Snap-On Identifier
LOC Micro
Low Angle Sunlight Collector
LunarSail - Developing and Demonstrating a Mission-Capable Solar Sail for the Interplanetary Cubesat
Lyophilized Container for Plasma
Making Night Time Driving Safe and Automated
Manta Ray Cell Phone Detector
Microwave Extraction of Water for Space Propellant
Mobile Amputee Prosthetic Limb Management
Mycolysis - Pathogen Extinguisher
New Powertrain to Achieve 80mpg for Midsize Car
New Spinal Tap Kit for Improved Accuracy and Accessibility
OCOR Multiple Segment Lobe Pump
OrthoSensor Verasense System
Pedal Signal Correction to Improve Fuel Economy
Plant Air Purifier
Power Fingerprinting Monitor: Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Attack
Prillings for Next Generation Rocket Fuel
Prism - Urban Commuter Backpack
Pulsed Fusion Propulsion
Responsive Valve for Fuel Systems
RL Mark VI Space Skydiving Suit
Rotatable Telescopic Wingsail
Self-Powered Wireless Dimming Switch
Sensitive, High Resolution Thermal Infrared Imagers Based On Visible Digital Cameras
Simple Rapid Method of Water Quality Control
Simplest Opposed Piston Combustion Engine
Ski Helmet with Retractable Visor
Skin Assessment and Decubitus Ulcer Prevention System
Small Sample Analysis Device
Smartagger
Solar Textile: Ultra-Light, Low-Cost, Flexible, and High-Efficiency Solar Energy Harvesters
Sol Power LLC - Solar Powered Charging Stations
Speed Transmission Changer
Supercolor Multiplexing
Swift Tram: High Speed Automated People Mover
Test Strip Mixture Indicators
TH-Mission, Thumb-Sized Transmission
The Afterburning Rocket Engine
The Carbonator: Converting CO2 and Water into Plastic and Oxygen for Long-term Space Travel
The Daysimeter
The Omeguitar Project: The Ultimate Digital Song-Training Accessory
The Paradigm Shift in Wind Turbine Technology
Torque Stabilized, Vertical Lifting System
Tractional Stability Control System for Automobiles (Based on Integrated ABS and Weight Transfer Mechanism)
Two Roll Gripper End of Arm Tooling
Ultra-Miniature External Defibrillator System
UV Imager Useable In Ambient Lighting Environments
Varada Innovations
Variable Angle, Depth Controlled, High Speed Manual Cranial Access Device
Vehicle with Autonomous Operation Robocar UMech
Vibration Energy Harvesting
Vitalflo
Wave Thread Geometry Adds Strength and Durability to Applications
Wearable Bio-Sensing Platform
Wellhead Power Solution for Gas Venting
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