Congratulations to Our 2024 Grand Prize and First Place Winners!
NETrolyze, a novel immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), was named the $25,000 grand prize winner at a live finalist round held November 15 in New York. The first-in-class therapeutic injectable gel prevents the spread of TNBC, one of the most aggressive cancer types, enabling patients to avoid toxic chemotherapy and expensive treatments – potentially transforming their lives. Click here for the full list of 2024 winners. Also see the Top 100 highest scoring entries.
Special thanks to our esteemed panel of judges.
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Since Tech Briefs magazine launched the Create the Future Design contest in 2002 to recognize and reward engineering innovation, over 15,000 design ideas have been submitted by engineers, students, and entrepreneurs in more than 100 countries. Join the innovators who dared to dream big by entering your ideas today.
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Special Report spotlights the eight top entries in 2023 as well as past winners whose ideas are now in the market, making a difference in the world.
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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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Over 20 million people are suffering from serious gastrointestinal (GI) diseases such as colorectal cancer, Crohn’s diseases and tumor, and a large portion of them require regular monitoring. GI is one of the most common diseases affecting the population worldwide. In the US, 17 million endoscopies were performed in 2002. Traditional endoscopy has three major limitations: anesthesia,
Power generation by renewable energy sources and using the existing mechanisms is important for saving fossil fuels for future generations. Our team came up with an idea of using the mechanical energy from subway trains to generate more power and connect to storage batteries.
Subway trains move at a faster pace between stations. So,
TooLution allows an entire production line to be monitored and managed, and an optional Laser Measurement Module provides a low-cost high-precision tool measurement that allows predictive maintenance. TooLution is a universal tool management systems that can monitor and manage the CNC controllers of all major brands. In addition,
The Hydrosac is a patent pending multiponic system designed by the Phytoponics team that combines functions of hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics and aquaculture in one low cost, flexible and easy to use device. We believe the Hydrosac will impact global agriculture greatly through lowering the cost of entry to highly productive and efficient hydroponic agriculture significantly, 
Electro-mechanical Brake Caliper
Abstract:
The primary application for the caliper is an electric vehicle where the majority of braking will use the regenerative action of the traction motor. The mechanism is composed of a permanent magnet brushless DC motor, roller clutch, acme screw, and compound wedges to mechanically activate the pistons in the caliper.
An eco-friendly diaper system is introduced for improving children’s diapers. This innovation is easy to use, reduces costs, and eliminates waste and adverse environmental impacts of disposing diapers in landfills.
The solution provides for storing cloth diapers in water-soluble bags and washing them at home.
Hand washing brushes are used in any household to scrape away dirt and blemishes on the surfaces of clothes, generally after applying liquid detergent/soap cake on the clothes. By incorporating a liquid detergent dispenser onto a hand washing brush, the task of scraping dirt/blemishes is greatly reduced ( Ref. fig.
The Problem:
In the early morning when I drove to the gate of a government facility, the sky was still dark. I stopped my car at the gate and raised my badge for the security guard to check.
Surveillance Locating And Immobilizing Peace Keeping Vehicle is a drone which can be used for both lethal as well as non lethal purposes by the military or the police.
NAME: Automatic Lifting Squatting Toilet
PROBLEM SOLVED: Hemorrhoids, hard stools, constipation
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Recent studies have shown that this position is associated with a number of health problems.
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