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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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The proposed design of Optical Detector Sensors System [2 Sets of Photo1], implemented with the purpose of its functioning as an essential device, in a solar locating and tracking System [and similar applications], whose primary function is to orientate a solar collector to face the Sun, with azimuthal tracking of 270 deg [90 deg, dark/night, assumed,
The Circle lamp is designed to help people control lightining in their surroundings.
This is a simple solution how a person can change the intensity of light by closing the shape of lamp. Because of magnets this lamp has two positions of lightning. Open light source and closed.
According to the World Health Organization, the standard daily salt intake is 5 grams, whereas most countries consume two to three times more than the standard amount, regarding the estimates. Worldwide salt consumption exceeds the global standard; the results of a current study indicate that 87% of world population consumes more salt than the permitted amount. In addition,
Recently a longtime friend made a visit and I was shocked to see how much weight he had put on. With all the weight, he was so warm and uncomfortable and sat around with his big belly sticking out. He was having a hard time getting up and to walk.
In a car accident, driver and passengers will suffer severe injuries; the injuries and damage to spine and spinal cord, impact on the skull, rib fractures, pelvis and leg fractures, shoulder bone and hands fracture, intra-abdominal injuries are considered the car crash injuries that can threaten the lives of driver and passengers.
Today, high-rise buildings with glass, stone, metal, etc., facades during earthquake are considered potential threats to citizens and pedestrians passing by the buildings.
The buildings not only threaten the life security of their residents, but they also jeopardize the life security of passers-by as well if earthquake happens.
In the event of an earthquake,
Drone – the assistant in agriculture.
This drone can sow grain and spray fertilizers. The lower part of the design is made of stretchy and solid material „META SKIN“.
At the loading location drone's lower part is filled up with the necessary substances. Afterwards it flies to the appointed destination and pours out the content.
The goal of our project was to design and manufacture a inter-convertible table cum bed mechanism that takes up less space, is robust, has low cost and can be used for multiple purposes in homes, hostels, hotels and offices.
Two factors are leading automakers to reduce the weight of their automobiles. In 2025 the US CAFE standards for fuel economy for light vehicles such as passenger cars is 54.5 mpg. In addition Green House Gas (GHG) and CO2 emission regulations are forcing automakers to look at electric powertrains which are heavier than internal combustion engines. “Lightweighting”
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