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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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PROPOSAL FOR REDUCTION IN GLOBAL WARMING
FROM MY WEBSITE
For over 34 years I have proposed the following "free lunch" solution to Global Warming without requiring any increase in US taxes or change in lifestyles. This solution also solves two other structural problems that have appeared in the 21st century.
THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR A “ WATER CRAFT “ HUMAN & WIND POWERED...
Made mostly by high quality recycled materials & items for everyday use. This Floating Water Craft Device is Made Possible by the use of 2 Liter Bottles, Inflated to 40 psi and 12 on Each Side,
The Wonder Glove is a unique cleaning tool in that it combines the absorbency of a sponge and the agitating qualities of a brush. Because of its construction, it creates an "action pocket" that acts as a dirt filter, continuously absorbing the cleaning agent bearing the dirt particles loosened by the agitation,
After many years of listening to Co-gens and Power Companies, globally, go into a panic for turbine parts, and having to drive every machine shop in the USA to the brink of exhaustion, working weekends and overtime to fill expedited orders, I designed a better "mouse trap." Millions of dollars are lost, due to down time, misidentified configurations,
Using current imaging technology, get measurements of the cartilage space in the joint. Then with a 3 D printer, print the replacement cartilage our of ultrahigh molecular polyethylene (or similar wear resistant polymer). After printing the replacement cartilage, insert it in the joint and fuse to the bone with laser.
Problem Statement:
Present methods of root canal (ENDODONTIC) treatment involves the use of drill bit to drill the teeth and broaches (files) to clean the decayed pulp. Many dental studies reveals the fact that the broaching drill bit breaks and settles inside the teeth during the operation.
Commonly people want to have a vehicle which will give good gas mileage as well as have a good design. But nowadays the trend has changed as people wants to have a compact,convertible design vehicle which also has to give a good mileage as equivalent as bike depending on load that is when only one person is there in vehicle with no passengers.
To improve the efficiency of internal combustion (IC) engines, an innovative Steam Assisted Co-cycle IC engine is invented. The working principle and prototype development of this new engine are introduced in the following.
WORKING PRINCIPLE
The working cycle of the steam assisted co-cycle IC engine is formed by one former cylinder and one later cylinder.
This is a different approach to a bird scarer.
When the batteries hold enough charge (not a full charge) the energy supplied by the small but efficient solar panel, is fed to a low power, high torque planetary geared motor.
The design relates to a novel dual modality system for performing thermal keratoplasty and in-vivo ocular A- scan ultrasonography using high frequency focused ultrasound for the treatment of presbiopic astigmatism and hyperopia by changing the shape of the human cornea.
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