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. Special thanks to our esteemed panel of judges. Click here for the full list of 2024 winners. Also see the Top 100 highest scoring entries.
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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.
Click here to read moreA ‘Create the Future’ Winner Featured on ‘Here’s an Idea’
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 Eternium long range multi-role fuel cell electric aircraft and liquid hydrogen fuel production system consists of several patent-pending and novel engineering advances that make long-range (3200nm) electric flight possible. This system is based around our high power density patent-pending Eternium dual-rotor superconductive motor,
The Gator is an intermediate trailer that houses batteries and an electric motor to instantly convert any semi-tractor into a plug-in hybrid.
The Gator will revolutionize the transportation and shipping industry to quickly convert many tractors to run mostly on grid power.
Metallic zinc is a non-renewable resource that is a critical input to galvanizing operations, which, in turn, is critical to building long-lasting steel structures that are crucial to our global infrastructure. The InterCoat ChemGuard portfolio, particularly the newest invention in that portfolio (ChemGuard-AG ->
Healthy and biodegradable water bottles created from seaweed. Water is available in several, natural flavors as well made through a process that promotes health (Ayurvedic process) This product addresses both health & environment.
Firstly, there is the environmental crisis,
Eyewear providing UV light and ballistic protection to wearer's eyes at the least possible weight. This design incorporates a hydrophilic polymer nosepiece that becomes tacky when wet,
Think of why Tesla is a game changer in the EV space. While their vehicles are very innovative, their vast charging network is a large reason why they are so popular. Now, the most popular electric vehicles in the US/World today aren't actually electric cars,
In order to control the use of weapons in a neighborhood, school, business or event, this system would utilize a dual camera design from the same lens. One, a microbolometer would take an IR image and the other a standard CCTV image.
The hydrogen conversion is the classic chicken-egg problem:
Since the infrastructure of the filling stations is not sufficient, few H2-powered vehicles are manufactured and because too few vehicles are bought, there is no incentive to set up filling stations!
As is well known,
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