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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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During REM (Rapid Eye Movement), dreams are formed. In the amazing neurological phenomena of sleep, the brain combines sensory information to create vivid, sometimes strange stories. This thesis explores the complex processes behind this process, with particular attention to the dynamic interactions across brain areas connected to emotions, senses, and memory.
In recent years, precision agriculture has become an increasingly popular method for improving crop yields and reducing costs. The use of drones in agriculture is one of the most promising applications of this technology. Crop and livestock monitoring is a crucial aspect of modern farming,
The Smart Charging Scheduler is an innovative software solution designed to optimize the charging process for electronic devices and electric vehicles (EVs).
Key Features
User Habit Analysis:
The Smart Charging Scheduler monitors and learns from users' charging patterns and daily routines. By analyzing when users typically charge their devices and how they use them throughout the day,
Noncontact cardio metrology utilizing mid-infrared (MIR) technology represents a significant advancement over traditional contact monitoring systems. MIR videogrammetry enables comprehensive physiological assessment of vital signs, including cardiac, respiratory, plus core and skin temperatures. This approach offers enhanced efficiency, patient comfort, and superior signal quality compared to visual bandwidth methods,
Bioplastic is a product that is free of chemical substances or plastic polymers and is produced based on natural materials. Nowadays,bioplastic is mainly produced from potato and corn raw materials around the world. Nevertheless,the bioplastic industry accounts for only 3 percent of the plastic industry. In our project, we propose a technology for obtaining bioplastic from reed raw materials.
Motorcycles are a source of public health issues that can be avoided or at least improved with this project.
This project started from a personal need: how to navigate in the city without getting distracted looking at the smartphone routing my destination?
Sunatori's Effect refers to Anisotropic Electromagnetic Force Phenomena which were recently discovered by Simon Sunatori, P.Eng./ing., M.Eng. (Engineering Physics/Génie physique), DTech.c, RD.c, FEC.c, FNA, IEEE-LSM, WFS-LM, BNR/NT (MSS).
Anisotropy manifests itself in dramatic fashion as unexpected physical phenomena of magnetic attraction-repulsion, which is analogous to love-hate relationship.
Government across the world is encouraging the research and usage of alternate fuels but there is no testing facility easily available and even very hard one with a jet engine.
To Provide
Portable and easily accessible alternate fuel testing laboratory for engineering colleges and universities,
government labs and research labs.
The Wilksch ALCE (Aircraft Loop Compression Engine) uses an innovative ultra-lean compression-ignition combustion system and two-stroke cycle:
Jet / Sustainable Fuelled
93% Power at 8000 ft. without turbocharging
No Electronics
Single Lever Control
Our design addresses the challenge of efficiently handling rings that are either stacked or randomly spread on the floor. Manual handling of such small items can be labor-intensive, error-prone, and time-consuming, especially in industrial and logistical settings where precision and efficiency are critical.
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