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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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Relative motion between a metal conductor and magnetic field generates voltage. This is a well known fact. Also,a magnet moving in relative motion with a coil can induce a current in the coil.
Harnessing this voltage/current to recharge the battery or to power the electrical accessories or in case of a hybrid/electric vehicle can boost the distance traveled.
The P.C.D. - Prominence Commuting Device, proposes a sustainable and attractive battery-powered single-seater electric vehicle.
We have been demonstrating our concept using bicycle components that anyone can buy on general market. This concept can rebuild the way of mobility as people's daily transportation. In addition, new culture of DIY - with intellectual excitement,
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about red light runners and the cameras used to catch them. It seems that years ago, the discussion was about those who ran the light in the middle of the cycle. But now, the discussion is about those who are entering the intersection just as the light is changing.
From time to time while boating, it is required to have a flow of water enter the boat. Examples include engine and transmission cooling, water for the bait well, or in the case of wake boarding and other similar sports, for ballasting the boat. Currently,
Star-Store
A 50-terabyte device that stores data on polyester based film chips. The chips may be re-written in unused areas until all space is utilized. Any film chip with data no matter whether it is full or not may be read at any time, any number of time's non-destructively.
Introduction:
Bar means any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges as the bar of the House of Commons. Guest house means the small house or cottage adjacent to a main house, used for lodging guests, there can be beds-and-breakfast in it.
Sleeping Device
About the problem
Modern life stressing activities, daily chores and technological gadgets are constantly withdrawing one´s attention for increasingly longer periods. For many people, anticipating thoughts of forthcoming activities often come to mind at bed time, bringing with them worries and anxiety that prevent proper relaxation for a good sleepy condition (i.e. insomnia).
The Problem:
Human beings have an unreasonable fear of their machines rebelling. Just recall “2001, A Space Odyssey” and “The Terminator.” It does not matter that this fear is illogical. We need to address it and define a different path for the 21st century.
The problem’s root is that we have a master/slave relationship with our machines.
The doorbell light is a combination "smart" doorbell actuator and home entry light. It features a microcontroller-based touchless doorbell chime actuator that is triggered by breaking a modulated beam of Infrared energy with the touch of a finger.
An attachment utility that allows a person to easily pick up and carry a recycle (or any similar utility) box with one hand, and without bending over, to the curb or central collection depot. By using the attachment utility to carry the box by the person's side,
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