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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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"10/15+ FLOWCHOICE SHOWERHEAD"™
NEW VERSION OF THE 10-MINUTE SHOWER THAT SAVES 15+ GALLONS OF WATER.
Patented - Albert L. Schmidt - Inventor
A majority of showerheads Sold & Used today Dispense 2.5 Gallons of Water Per/Minute.
A 10-Minute Shower = 25 Gallons of Freshly Treated, Filtered, Purified, Heated Water.
"SEAT / SAFETY BELT ALERT LIGHTS"™
Patent Pending - Albert L. Schmidt - Co-Inventor
A majority of the United States have strict Seat Belt Laws.
A large number of Motorists IGNORE those Seat Belt Laws.
Insurance Companies have Statistical Proof that Seat Belts SAVE LIVES !
The concept of the "extendable vehicle" is based on the needs of families. Currently if families have children involved in sports and other activities they typically need a mini-van type of vehicle. But there are lots of times when such a large vehicle is not needed and a 2 seater would be better (less fuel cost, pollution, etc.).
"10/15+ FLOWCHOICE SHOWERHEAD"™
NEW VERSION OF THE 10-MINUTE SHOWER THAT SAVES 15+ GALLONS OF WATER.
Patented - Albert L. Schmidt - Inventor
A majority of showerheads Sold & Used today Dispense 2.5 Gallons of Water Per/Minute.
A 10-Minute Shower = 25 Gallons of Freshly Treated, Filtered, Purified, then Heated, Water.
Radio therapy is a practical means to destroy carcinogenic tissues, but at the expense of concurrently damaging the surrounding tissues. In images diagnostics the technique known as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (politically correctly known as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)) has been used for many years with singular efficiency, high resolution and with negligible secondary effects.
COLLAPSO-TRANSFORM
Bicycles have capitalized an important place in the transportation industry since its inception. They are the cheapest, light weight and the most eco-friendly mode of transport till date using only manpower for the transit. But still the “Portability” and “Carry-Anywhere” characteristics of the bicycles has not been catered to the fullest extent.
Introduction
Imagine that a light goes along with you, and that is always on the place where you really need it. This principle not only reduces power consumption, but also gives the impression of interactivity. Moreover, during the night, lighting fixtures provides accent decorative illumination just like a runway but in green. All major parameters are remotely adjustable,
SLITHER
The surface of rivers has been used for transportation since man first appeared on this planet.
Slither is a way to utilize the space and energies available under the surface of rivers to significantly expand freight transportation in a green fashion.
Slither is a continuous underwater freight forwarding system, floating inches from the bottom of the river,
A tractor-trailer coupling mechanism for a powered tow vehicle and unpowered trailer vehicle which eliminates jack-knifing. The coupling includes at least one extension or more between the tractor and the trailer which slides into a receptor channel in the powered vehicle, with a locking arrangement at the front of the tractor. There are alternate attachments,
The aim of the project is to show that applying additional renewable energy sources, e.g. wind turbines and photovoltaic cells, for supplying the elevator drives and auxiliary circuits (control and illumination) leads to considerable reduction of operation costs and increases the reliability.
This new solution,
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