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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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Using an advanced multi-stage combustion chamber and customized cartridge and bullet the updated design brings stopping power and light weight 5.56mm ammunition into the operators. The design turns the 5.56 into an effective round for combat at a lower cost. The smaller caliber and lighter bullet are made accurate through internal porting,
The most important hope for mankind to escape from the energy problem is Solar Energy. As this source will be with us for a long time. Earth receives 174 petawatts (PW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere.
But a large amount of this energy gets wasted because of the reflection from the Earth's surface.
There are many serious problems associated with today’s basic automobile structure; to be more precise, with the basic automobile engine structure. In an IC engine fuel is used so the problem related to the amount of fuel remaining in the Earth's crust gets introduced. The basic automobile structure is not so eco friendly,
This engine basically removes the consumption of fuel and uses magnetic force to rotate the pistons. Basically when two magnets facing the same pole come closer then a torque is produced which tends to rotate the magnet. Once the magnet starts rotation we connect a dynamo with that magnet &
TheTrumanStudio presents
The Sparco® Wheelchair Seat
Jacob Inspired - Jacob is a young man with Muscular Dystrophy and has the heart of a lion. His family is a prime example of power wheel chair consumers. His father Doug is a software engineer who would discuss the pros and cons of Jacob's wheelchair construction.
My design is to create a product to reduce pollution by rubber derivative op tires abandoned in streets, parks and areas where the use of automobiles leaves serious sequelae in landscapes and the environment. The purpose is to create low-cost products and reusing the best quality rubber tires, reducing pollution from such neglect occurs to the environment;
This article describes a wearable device for relieving the suffering of thousands of adults and children afflicted with “shaky eye,” also known as “jittery eye” and “dancing eye.” These are shorthand for the medical term,Nystagmus, which is a non-stop, involuntary, rhythmic swaying or twitching of the eyes.
It can be inherited, acquired from a disease or head injury,
When we go at high speeds in our vehicle, we experience wind resistance which tends to slow down your vehicle. When you want that particular speed at which you were driving from the beginning, then you need to supply more fuel. I thought of an idea based on thermodynamics 1st law:
Most homes have only one thermostat, so they operate like a house with only one light switch. Everything is either on or off. That leaves some rooms boiling hot while others are freezing cold. It’s uncomfortable, and it’s inefficient. ecovent fixes that problem.
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Everybody hurts, but the power to overcome pain fits in your palm. Buzzy is a computer-mouse sized device combining high-frequency/low-amplitude vibration and unique solid-freezing ice packs to physiologically block pain. Initially studied for needle pain, the combination of massage and cold provides direct pain blocking for injuries and itching as well as blocking injection pain.
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