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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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Water is the source and basis of all living things. The contamination of water is a major concern in the developing countries. Traditionally copper vessels have been used to treat and preserve the drinking water for household purposes (INDIA). Because copper contains antimicrobial properties and it can be used in the treatment of water-borne pathogens.
The Armadillo-T is a four-wheel independent drive, all electric micro vehicle, with a maximum two seats with a four golf-bag of trunk space, specifically designed and optimized for short distance city or closed route travels. It endeavors to be the solution for the lack of parking spaces and road congestion,
The work involves design and manufacturing of a wheel for an All-Terrain Vehicle using a Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) material. The main aim is to replace the conventional Aluminium alloy wheel with that of a lightweight alternative. GFRP is one such lightweight alternative, with fiber glass reinforcement and epoxy matrix,
Proposed prototype is designed to challenge & train the user in a 360 degree foot workout while using either a speed bag, or a heavy bag, or a double ended martial arts bag. The bottom platform is round & wide enough to accommodate two treadmill belts side by side driven by electric motor.
Proposed prototype utilizes 1. centrifugal compressors/impellers, driven by 2. high speed electric motor, or 3. steam turbine, or 4. exhaust turbine/turbo, to draw high kinetic energy gas through, 5. electrically conductive diffusers, downstream; said diffusers applied with varying potentials of positive voltage to simultaneously cause arcing between over lapping diffuser plates;
Many accidents are generated by drunk people whose drivers licenses were previously suspended. My idea is:
- all drivers licenses have to be in smart-card form
- every car/truck must have a smart-card reader
- if a valid drivers license is not inserted in the reader, the vehicle's electronics allows a max.speed of 31 km/h.
In this way,
The proposed idea (see figures) consists on an emergency safety system that allows separating the passengers, crew and cockpit section from the rest of airplane. In other words, imagine an airplane exactly similar to anyone, but with a great difference,
With a revolutionary new and patent pending insert, RUAG Space has been able to automate the process of insert placement into composite sandwich panels for satellites. As a result manufacturing time and costs can be reduced significantly. Apart from the above,
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YOUR COUNTRY’S FÚTBOL TEAM IS CHAMPION!
The RoFo FÚTBOL BevDisHeadgear beverage dispenser. Made of lightweight food-grade quality plastic, Linear Low Density Polyethylene (PET). Weights approximately 1½ pounds EMPTY, and about 5½ pounds FULL. Holds and dispenses around 67.6 fl oz, roughly 6 - 12 fl oz glasses of refreshment (6 Pack/Pint). Now that’
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