GRAND PRIZE
100X Audio Digital-to-Analog Performance Improvement
John La Grou, imersiv, Diamond Springs, CA, USA
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE CATEGORY
Silent Sentry: A Software-Defined Passive Sensor for Counter-Stealth and Battlefield Survivability
Robert Moerck, MOEWERS Aps, Værløse, Denmark
Honorable Mention – Aerospace & Defense Category
Advanced Modular Cryocooler Recuperator
Ebube Nwobodo, Innov8Hub, Abjuja, Nigeria
Any-Fuel Pulse Detonation Engine for Hybrids and Drones
Sky Huddleston, Mark Cherry, and Phillip Huddleston, Liberator LLC/Eternal Engines, Bourbon, MS, USA
Hypersonic Launch Featuring Propellant Capture with Suppressed Acoustic and Heat Signature
Eric Robinson and Rob Fryer, Green Launch Inc., Edmond, OK, USA
ThermoLock™ — Field-Applied Heat Shielding for High-Risk Operations
Voraya Jirawatcharakorn, VoidTech Studio, Bangkok, Thailand
AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY
Making Diesel Engines Nearly Emission-Free
Mansour Masoudi and Nick Poliakov, Emissol LLC, Mill Creek, WA, USA
Honorable Mention – Automotive/Transportation Category
A Hybrid Detection System for Low-Latency Automotive Vision with Event Cameras
Daniel Gehrig and Davide Scaramuzza, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Opposed Piston Facing Heads Internal Combustion Engine, Compact Design
Carlos Juni, Two Heads LLC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Power From the People: Electric Curbside EV Charging
Tiya Gordon, it’s electric, Brooklyn, NY, USA
AeroCapture - The Self-Cleaning Wheel System for Zero Particulate Emissions
Abdulhafeez S, Klang, Malaysia
ELECTRONICS CATEGORY
Plastalyst - Chemical Recycling
Robert Kunzmann, Tadashi Kubo, Hesperange, Luxembourg
Honorable Mention – Electronics Category
LuminWalk – A Light-Based Virtual Tactile Paving System for Inclusive Navigation
Khoo Boon Sheng, Nur Azman Azlee, Klang, Malaysia
2D Graphene for CMOS Fusing Interconnects
Anthony Bellezza, Parkesburg, PA, USA
Algae-Derived Dielectric Bionanocomposite for Green Electronics
Muhammad M Rahman, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
AuraGuard 5G‑ISAC System-on-Chip: Pioneering Unified Gesture‑Safety Intelligence for Next‑Gen Human‑Cobot Collaboration
Tai Vo, Synopsys, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
ENERGY, POWER & PROPULSION CATEGORY
Ultra-Efficient Hydrogen Combustion for Clean, Distributed Power and Propulsion
John Krzeminski, Alpha-Otto Technologies, Fenton, MI, USA
Honorable Mention – Energy, Power & Propulsion Category
DESWAI - Revolutionary Electrochemical Brine Treatment System
Dan Ovidiu Cirjan, Water Décor SRL, Breaza, Romania
Revolutionizing Climate Tech Building Envelopes with Power Integration
Jan Thoren, NanoArchitech Inc., Gilroy, CA, USA
Trifecta Energy Harvesting System
Mike Johnson, Electretek, Greeneville, TN, USA
A Triple-Layer Battery Resistant to Fire and Explosion
Jae Hyun Kim, DGIST, Daegu, South Korea
MANUFACTURING & MATERIALS CATEGORY
REACT®: Automated Capsule Recycling Technology for a Circular Coffee Industry
Eduardo Perez Martinez, Recycap Technologies, Madrid, Spain
Honorable Mention – Manufacturing & Materials Category
Polymer Fusion Labeling – Solving the Global Labeling Crisis for Durable Polyolefin Products
Matthew Stevenson, Polyfuze Graphics® Corporation, Clarkdale, AZ, USA
Elastic Energy (private entry)
Samuel Bendek, Juliana Bendek, Nicolas Caldas, Carlos Pino, and Jessica Castellano, Elastic Energy, Baltimore, MD, USA
MELD Manufacturing 3PO
Nanci Hardwick, Chase Cox, and Kailey Harvey, MELD Manufacturing Corporation, Christianburg, VA, USA
Bio-Composite Self-Healing Manufacturing Substrate (BSHMS)
Parveshh Prabhu, Vellore Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India
MEDICAL CATEGORY
Blood Viscosity: The Next Vital Sign – A Wearable Breakthrough in Trauma, Sepsis, and Vascular Health
Nilesh Salvi and Jinglu Tan, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Honorable Mention – Medical Category
dSLAM: Noninvasive Imaging Platform that Penetrates Deeper into Living Tissue
Kunzan Liu, Honghao Cao, Linda Griffith, and Sixian You, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
A 3D Microfluidics-based Rapid, Low-cost Predictive Diagnosis Platform for TB
Abizar Lakdawalla and Brett Anderson, Proxeom, Edmonds, WA, USA
Bioresorbable Ureteral Stent
Eswara GR, Subhikssha B, and Joyce Angel Jayakumar, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, India
Patient-Specific Prediction of Consequences Following Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Algis Dziugys, Vytautas Petkus, Edgaras Misiulis, Vytenis Ratkunas, Robertas Alzbutasr, Aidanas Preiksaitis, and Tomas Iesmantas, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Kaunas, Lithuania
ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION CATEGORY
Woodpeckr
Christian Sforza, Nadine Oliynyk, Tyler West, and Brandon Ko, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Honorable Mention – Robotics & Automation Category
Fungal-Controlled Biohybrid Robots for Distributed Sensing, Autonomous Control, and Environmental Intelligence
Anand Mishra, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
Low Loss Dielectric for High-Speed Signals at Full Ocean Depth
Cal Peters, Winchester Interconnect CM CA, San Marcos, CA, USA
Smart Linear Actuator with Optical Feedback for High-Precision Motion Control
Troy Cognata, DTL International, Cody, WY, USA
High-Assurance Parsers for Industrial PLC Software (private entry)
Chris Mikulski, US Army DEVCOM GVSC, Warren, MI, USA
TOP TEN MOST POPULAR ENTRIES
Electro-Oxidative Wastewater Treatment and Coupled Hydrogen Generation Using PFAS as a Test Case
Okechukwu Nwamba, David Aston, and Jean’ne Shreeve, AquaPot Tech LLC, Lakewood, CO, USA
Modrive: Magnet-Free High Torque Motor
Almat Salgarin, American Motor KZ LLC, Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA
Apexzlink Multimodal Logistics Marketplace Platform
Ezra Okorie, Abuja, Nigeria
Ecological Jet Engine / Zero-Emission Aviation Turbines
Luis Felipe De Freitas Romero, Madrid, Spain
Next-Gen Smart Wheelchair: Revolutionizing Accessibility, Safety, and Health Monitoring
Srinatheesh S, Ashwin K, and Arunkumar R, SRI Sairam Institute of Technology, West Tambaram Chennai, India
TranslAItor: Real-time Translation for Multilingual Conversations
Massimo Plavsic, Veljko Massimo Plavsic, Ravenna, Italy
Encapsulated Algicidal Microbial Consortium for Targeted Control of Harmful Algal Blooms
Mohanavel Parameswaran, Ilamparithi M, Bavyaa SP, and Anusha S, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, India
Green Nanoparticle-Based Approach to Increasing Secondary Metabolite Yield in Medicinal Plants
Oviyaa Baskaran, Balaji V, Tharun Balaji RS, and Sarveshwaran S, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, India
3D Bioprinting of Bone Scaffold Matrix for Regeneration
Jitesh M, Manikandan M, Harish Ram S, and Harani T, Coimbatore, India
Conceptual Development of Multistage Electromagnetic Gearing System for Vehicle Drive Train Application
Garbe Chukulu, ASTU, Adama, Ethiopia