Congratulations to Our 2025 Grand Prize and First Place Winners!
Imersiv, a breakthrough technology that improves audio performance by 100X compared to today’s very best audio equipment for applications ranging from sound engineering to space missions to medical imaging, was named the $25,000 grand prize winner at a live finalist round held November 7 in New York. Click here for the full list of 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 16,000 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 in our 2026 contest opening March 1.
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Special Report spotlights the eight amazing winners in 2024 as well as honorable mentions in each category, plus the top ten most popular entries as voted by our community.
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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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Mankind is almost out of fossil fuels as witnessed by companies trying to squeeze oil out of sand, “Fracking” destroying the Earths crust. Wind and solar will not be able to keep pace with our need for energy and fusion power will not be available until the next century, if at all.
The Variable Flow Baffle System represents an innovative approach to optimizing rocket propulsion systems by dynamically controlling the flow patterns and distribution of propellants within the combustion chamber. This system incorporates movable baffles that can be adjusted during operation to improve propellant utilization, enhance combustion stability, and increase thrust efficiency. By harnessing the advantages of this design concept,
The electric demand reducer is made to operate with two air conditioners/heat pumps. The device will monitor the 2 units request's to run from the thermostats. Electric demand is the amount of power used instantaneously. Electric generation has be sized to handle the demand. Thus when two units are running,
The objective of our entry is to fund a project where the Sunglass Fix Pty Ltd’s can recycle its by-products (waste) into an innovative and profitable product. Lens offcuts from our lens manufacturing business will be melted down and used to form sunglass frames made from this recycled material.
Geometric Algebra formalism opens the door to developing a theory deeper than conventional quantum mechanics. Generalizations, stemming from implementation of complex numbers as geometrically feasible objects in three dimensions, unambiguous definition of states, observables, measurements, Maxwell equations solution in those terms,
This is a proposal for a future mandatory interface to support the testing of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs), to be installed in all production vehicles, hence "On-Board Validation" or OBV. This would allow independent validation of CAVs by third parties, and comparative tests between models from different manufacturers.
The project "Revolutionary De-icing Technologies for Enhanced Aerodynamic Performance in Aerospace and Renewable Energy Structures" presents an innovative approach to addressing the challenges associated with ice accumulation on aerodynamic surfaces. This project is submitted for the prestigious Create the Future Design Contest, which recognizes groundbreaking advancements in design and engineering.
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Problem Statement Title: Solar panel with solar tracking device without power consumption.
Institute Name: Saffrony Institute of the Technology
Institute Code: 039
Theme Name: Smart Automation
Adapted scooters used by differently abled people are usually retrofitted scooters with two support wheels on the rear. This increases the rear track width and there-by the turning radius of the vehicle.
Poor maneuverability in adapted vehicles has always been a serious issue as it directly and in directly affects the road traffic conditions in densely populated cities.
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UNDP Sustainable Goal 3: Promote healthy lives and well-being for all. Includes reproductive health, discase prevention, universal healthcare access, and affordable drugs/vaccines. Average person takes 8.000-10.000 steps daily, equaling over 115,000 journeys around Earth. Wearable devices offer non-invasive monitoring and feedback during treatment.
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