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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.
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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 entry works by maximizing the efficiency of the already existant technology. What makes it novel is the ease of use and implementation as well as the cost efficiency of overall functionality. It would be produced with the same technology in use for the build it components.
Corrosion has compromised structural materials since the dawn of civilization. Today, the annual direct cost of metallic corrosion is estimated to be ~$300 billion in the USA alone. Steels are one of the most widely used metals in production and manufacturing, utilities, transportation, defense, and infrastructure; however,
My proposal is that we install turbines on city water lines to generate electricity since there is a constant flow of water. The turbines cam be placed at various locations throughout the city to provide electricity to power stations for electric cars.
Measures to reduce collisions, injuries, death and the resulting cost to society and environment.
Require vehicle motion data and visual recording systems in all new vehicles to provide information about travel and driver behavior before and during vehicular collisions.
Dopamine, obesity, and related ideas are explored in the context of weight control regimens. However research has indicated that such measures have an element of futility, for the underlying causes are grossly exaggerated, convoluted and misinterpreted. Meaning,
The air mining and purification device consists in a tower (like an electric tower) that has a turbo fan that is moved by the wind.
MortalityGram - A population control scheme
Global population crossing the 7.7 B mark is a distressing and debilitating predicament. Many of the societal woes are intricately connected to the uncontrolled population growth. A global pandemic, military tensions, climate change to name a few. Of all these,
iChessOne is the first foldable, full-size tournament electronic chessboard with online chess server integration, elegantly crafted from natural wood, with attention to detail that any chess master would admire. It’s a traditional wooden chessboard,
The revolutionary and yet simple design of the Ettridge Carbon Brush Commutator uses proven low carbon brush technology to achieve the same results as an electronic controller for a Stepper or Synchronized electric motor or generator.
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