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contest/2016
2016
Description:
The fundamental assumption is to put the G1 satellite navigation module which could display the information about the current speed limit, whether the lights should be on and in which hours etc., on a given area of the country identified by satellite (position – latitude and longitude).
What is more, the module must include wifi connectors,
Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a common skin disorder associated with allergies, characterized by a very itchy rash, with a scaly, dry appearance. There are many causes, with significant discomfort and suffering, especially in children, more frequently than adults. Serious infections can develop if the skin is not treated or if itching and scratching is not controlled.
“Passive controls” of airflow over aircraft wings focus on airflow boundary layer effects, with benefits of drag reduction, lift to drag ratio enhancement, wing stall delay, better post-stall behavior and performance, reduced stalling at steep attack angles, shorter take off and landing distances and overall flight control performance, increased aircraft operating range, higher operating altitudes, improved roll rates,
The corona-resistant composite material in this proposal would form a coating or film over the electrical and electronic components and related equipment to be protected, having a thickness no greater than 50 microns (about 2 mils). It can withstand at least 20,000 hours of corona discharges, remaining flexible (70% or more elongation upon breaking),
Chitin is second only to cellulose as the most abundant naturally occurring polymer on Earth, a polysaccharide produced by living organisms, including crustaceans, insects, and, importantly, fungi. Chitin is a homopolymer of acetyl-glucosamine. Chitosan is a “de-acetylated” derivative of chitin, and is a very versatile a biopolymer, and has been found to be useful in many applications.
This is an energy-efficient means of transferring oxygen and methane from a gas phase into an aqueous solution using an array of 16 “U-Tubes” in a “Loop Reactor” for production of butanol automotive and aviation liquid fuel. One U-Tube consists of four 8 inch diameter inner pipes with an outer pipe diameter of 24 inches.
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Medella Health is a wearable technology start-up based out of Waterloo, Canada. We are developing contact lenses that continuously and non-invasively monitor health biomarkers and transmit the data to a mobile phone, so patients can better manage their health. We are starting with diabetes management, but can expand this to many other health indicators,
Top Ten Leaders
#1 with 341 votes !
IoBike#2 with 295 votes !
Slosh Reduction Using Linear Actuator In Liquid Propulsion System#3 with 174 votes !
The cerVIA System - Automated, Accurate and Accessible Cervical Cancer Screening#4 with 173 votes !
Solution for Airplane Crashes#5 with 166 votes !
The Robotic-SixthFinger: An EMG Controlled Supernumerary Robotic Finger For Grasp Compensation In Chronic Stroke Patients#6 with 154 votes !
Remote Control Switch Board#7 with 132 votes !
Solar Charged Laboratory Bench Power Supply#8 with 126 votes !
Hyper4 High Efficiency Engine#9 with 123 votes !
Smart Split Shoes#10 with 120 votes !
Black Box For Car AccidentThe Runners Up
#11 with 113 votes
Automated Software System For The Simulation Of Arcing In Spacecraft On Board Power Electronics Equipment
#11 with 113 votes
Torch-It Torch For The Visually Impaired (tie)
#13 with 107 votes
Halbach Propulsion System
#14 with 103 votes
GSM Controlled Robotics
#15 with 90 votes
GSM Based Flexible Calling System For Coal Miners
#16 with 87 votes
Generic Semi-actuated Upper-Knee Prosthetic Leg
#17 with 81 votes
Universal Service Bed
#18 with 77 votes
Fundamentals Of Nonlinear Theory For Semiconductor Lasers
#19 with 74 votes
PremieBreathe: A Low-cost Breathing Aid For Newborns In Low-resource Settings
#20 with 73 votes
X-Drive: Powered Wheel Chair Conversion
#21 with 68 votes
Highly Fuel Efficient Dedicated CNG Engine Technology
#22 with 66 votes
Pressure Injury Reducing Footrest (PIRF)
#22 with 66 votes
AKS Skyscaper (tie)
#24 with 62 votes
Waterless & Odorless Toilets For Rural Areas
#25 with 57 votes
Electrical Powered Treadmill Bike
#26 with 56 votes
Pipe Support That Mitigates Corrosion
#26 with 56 votes
Ichthyophylic Hydroelectric Power (tie)
#28 with 55 votes
GermiTube, Automatic Air Disinfection Unit
#29 with 54 votes
SIMTRA Cables
#30 with 53 votes
Inorganic Catalyst Support Material
#31 with 52 votes
Emergency Rescue Water Craft
#32 with 50 votes
Dustbin to Sustainable Techbox
#33 with 49 votes
Voice Based Email System for the Blind
#34 with 47 votes
Power Generator Speed Breaker
#35 with 46 votes
Algae Biodiesel: A Futuristic Fuel For Power Generation
#36 with 45 votes
Smart Glass Guidance (SGG)
#37 with 44 votes
Bi-layer Circuit Tracing Technology
#38 with 42 votes
Thigiri - A Thermal Based Wrap Around For Myalgia And Arthralgia
#39 with 39 votes
Supercharged Engine Design
#39 with 39 votes
Flat Plate Solar Stirling Engine (tie)
#39 with 39 votes
EasyPET - A Simplified High-performance PET System For Preclinical Trials (tie)
#42 with 37 votes
TWEAKY - The Selfie Back Cover
#43 with 35 votes
Economical, Full Functioning 4-Axes Pick & Place Robot
#43 with 35 votes
A Highly Efficient, Compact And Affordable Engine For Use With Diesel Or Natural Gas (tie)
#43 with 35 votes
Structural Health Monitoring Using Smart Sensors And Mobile Devices (tie)
#43 with 35 votes
Bio-Grid Pure Vapor (tie)
#43 with 35 votes
Digital Dentistry Space (tie)
#48 with 32 votes
Design Of A Prototype For Measuring The Tibia Torsion Angle
#48 with 32 votes
Card On Guard (tie)
#48 with 32 votes
On-Board Laser Debris Removal System (tie)
#48 with 32 votes
Autonomous Submarine Vehicle (tie)
#52 with 31 votes
Desalination Of Sea Water With Solar Power Enabled RO-UV System
#53 with 30 votes
State Of Health Prediction Of Electrical Vehicle Batteries
#53 with 30 votes
Wheelchair On Power (tie)
#55 with 29 votes
SchoolBuddy – Smart Sensors To Avoid Back Pain
#56 with 28 votes
The AMOCATIC Generator
#56 with 28 votes
3D Printable Portable Slit Lamp (tie)
#56 with 28 votes
Touchless Tattoo Power Supply (tie)
#59 with 27 votes
Technology Application Of Pesticides Using Electric Knapsack Sprayer
#59 with 27 votes
Linear Hydro Impulse Energy To Torque Converter-fabrication (tie)
#61 with 26 votes
Mitigate The Threat From An Active Shooter
#61 with 26 votes
MountainRim Coffee Sleeve (tie)
#63 with 25 votes
Transforming Waste To Wealth
#63 with 25 votes
TULMan Electronic Counter (tie)
#65 with 24 votes
A Zero-Emission Transport Airship that Reduces Freight Costs for Remote Communities and Resource Developments
#65 with 24 votes
K-Control Kinematic Control For Concentrated Solar Power (tie)
#67 with 23 votes
Robotic Automated Erosion Coating System
#68 with 22 votes
Total Heat Recovery Engine - TOHRE
#68 with 22 votes
Driver Warning System In Hill Road Bends For Safer Journey (tie)
#68 with 22 votes
FirstTime Technologies (tie)
#71 with 21 votes
Aquapredicto - Freshwater Quality Management System for Lakes
#71 with 21 votes
VentiFresh (tie)
#73 with 20 votes
TooLution, A WoT(Web-of-Things) Based Machine Tool Management Solution For Production Lines
#74 with 19 votes
Shape Memory Alloy Based Safety Latch
#74 with 19 votes
Smart Coal Management (tie)
#74 with 19 votes
Infrared Optical Lens Protection Technology (tie)
#74 with 19 votes
Flexible Circuitry for Damage Detection in Intelligent Sensor Systems (tie)
#74 with 19 votes
Fabrication Of Ebike (tie)
#74 with 19 votes
Fire Mash: A Nanotechnology Solution to Forest Fires with Fast Ecological Restoration of Affected Areas (tie)
#74 with 19 votes
Incorporation of Fuel Display Sensor in Automotive Vehicles (tie)
#81 with 18 votes
Solar Assistant to the Farmers
#81 with 18 votes
Egor V.2 Autonomous Robot-Animatronic (tie)
#81 with 18 votes
KneeBooster (tie)
#84 with 17 votes
CopperPak
#85 with 16 votes
Wind Technologies For Air Travel: Eco-airplane Using Wind Turbines
#85 with 16 votes
‘LifeRoll’ For Safe Drinking Water In Disaster Areas (tie)
#85 with 16 votes
ATOM 1.0 Humanoid Project (tie)
#85 with 16 votes
Design Of A Headlight Circuit To Reduce Power Consumption In Automobiles (tie)
#89 with 15 votes
Low Cost 3D Time-Of-Flight for Vision
#89 with 15 votes
Car Parking App (tie)
#91 with 14 votes
LA-95 Next Generation Aviation
#91 with 14 votes
Autonomous Health Care Robot (tie)
#91 with 14 votes
Improving Efficiency of ORC Power Generation (tie)
#91 with 14 votes
Automatic Light (tie)
#91 with 14 votes
New Wing Design Exponentially Increases Total Aircraft Efficiency (tie)
#91 with 14 votes
Two stroke oil (tie)
#97 with 13 votes
HHO
#97 with 13 votes
Electroactive Material for Wound Healing (tie)
#97 with 13 votes
Arterial Oscillography (tie)
#97 with 13 votes
Design And Fabrication Of A Lever Propelled Alternating Center Of Gravity Wheelchair (tie)
#97 with 13 votes
Design and Development of Multi-purpose Controller for Crop Processing (tie)
#97 with 13 votes
The Quatron Transistor - A Room Temperature Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (tie)
#97 with 13 votes
Automatic Dipper Giving Cars (tie)
#97 with 13 votes
Enduralock (tie)
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