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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.
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Special Report spotlights the eight amazing winners in 2024 as well as honorable mentions in each category, plus the top ten most popular entries as voted by our community.
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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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Veles is a smart converter designed to increase the water heating efficiency of photovoltaic panels that the user will be able to control through the application. By analyzing the user's use of water and heating, the converter will adjust the parameters using machine learning in order to achieve as much savings as possible,
I can 3D-print my passive devices SFGs so they can withstand 220C and I can place them in between the large fans and the heat sink. The additional multi-scale cooling will help the fans overall efficiency and will produce lower decibels of sound.
Dell RTX 3060 Ti
Nvidia Goforce RTX 40 series,
SMARTRIX® Traffic Light System in coordination with the In-Vehicle traffic light sensor- announce on the vehicle speaker and display on the monitor the color of the traffic light ahead for the color-blind drivers to hear– this enables and empowers the seriously color-blinds to “safely drive:”.
The Lyceum is an innovative online collaborative software tool designed to transform the landscape of audio product development. With its cutting-edge features and advanced data management capabilities, Lyceum empowers engineers, students, and entrepreneurs to achieve new heights of innovation, efficiency, and collaboration. By centralizing data, automating processes, and providing powerful analysis tools,
ParCli (PARrot CLImbing robot) is the world's first parrot-inspired climbing robot developed by Clyde Webster at the University of Technology Sydney. ParCli is unique in that, like a parrot, is uses three-limbs for locomotion, with the center-limb being larger, stronger, and having more dexterity,
The CANADA HOOD is a compact, portable, hermetically sealed, non-invasive respiratory treatment medical device with an integrated internal Face Mask having separate gas flow and pressure adjustability from the main environmentally sealed Hood, separately protecting both the wearer, and anyone in the vicinity, from exchanging viruses and airborne pathogens,
I have attached a random greenhouse as an illustration for my idea of vertical Algae farming. By using vertical tubes in a greenhouse, you can grow algae to extract oil from, which is already replacing Palm Oil. Most of the loss of Orangutan habitat is due to Palm Oil plantations.
What is the invention?
Demonstrating the fastest optical switching signal in the attosecond time scale (1 attosecond = one quintillionth of a second) and encoding date with petahertz rate on ultrafast laser pulses.
How does the invention work?
Every year in the US, according to NHTSA, there are on average ~750 cyclist deaths and ~48000 injuries due to crashes with motor vehicles. Total economic impact is estimated to be >$10 billion annually aside from emotional and psychological suffering of affected families. Distracted/compromised motor vehicle drivers &
The Liconic Power Unit (LPU) is an innovative energy solution that aims to replace traditional battery systems in various sectors, including drones, electric vehicles, and industries. The LPU uses ethanol, a renewable and eco-friendly biofuel, as its energy source, providing several advantages over traditional batteries.
The LPU addresses the limitations of conventional batteries, such as limited autonomy,
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