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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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Product Idea: The said invention is a multi-powered battery operated electric tractor.
How it works: The electric tractor is driven by an electronically controlled traction motor, powered by on-board, high energy density traction batteries.
Why it is innovative: The said electric tractor is capable of accepting energy from multiple sources.
The goal was to design a highly accurate, cost effective dispense pump that would be 100% PTFE (Teflon) in the wetted flow path which results in excellent chemical resistance to acids and bases. PTFE also has extremely low surface energy which results in minimal retention for bio-pharma applications.
By using the power of magnetism, I have a way to make the articulating joints in robots very strong and lightweight. Use electromagnets in the joints. I have AC drives that can produce an unlimited amount of power to move robots. Imagine two magnets, try to put the north side to the south side, it is almost impossible.
ESB Emergency Starting Battery VS (Vehicle Series)
ESB, means ‘’Emergency Starting Battery,’’ a new manufacturing innovation in the battery field, a new idea and proposal as well.
An innovation which will insure you reach your destination safely.
ESB can be used as an alternative (saving) back-up emergency starting battery,
There is a growing problem that threatens the operational readiness, sustainment and ownership cost of military aircraft. However, recent technical developments have made possible a new inspection method that greatly mitigates this threat, and now multiple Air Force, Navy and NATO case studies are validating the effectiveness of this new capability.
This equipment consists of a simple, handy inhalation whistle that can be used by every person, even children, due to its small size, its inconspicuousness, its simple structure and the simple handling as well as simple cleaning. It is also very suitable for rinsing the nose.
This is a simple method of capturing the energy of waves in places where the pressure head is low but kinetic energy of the water is significant. On sea shores, lake shores or banks of rivers,
After age of 40 a problem with the near vision of people appear. It is called presbyopia and it is caused by the loss of the flexibility of the lens inside the eyes. In this way the focusing ability for near vision is disturbed – reading newspapers, SMS messages on the handy display,..etc. becomes more and more difficult with aging.
A novel type of planetary shift transmission has been designed with reduced parasitic losses. Instead of oil-immersed multi-plate clutches, a small number of external dry-friction devices is used to engage the six available gear ratios. With dry friction, the application force, and the drag when disengaged, are significantly reduced.
This device is a solar water distiller for producing ultra-pure drinking and cooking water using a new operating principle involving a spray water feed which flash-evaporates, yielding high efficiency and the ability to tilt the unit toward the sun throughout the year.
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