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TEAM ASTRONOSH declares: insects will be part of the solution!
Our multidisciplinary team is pioneering the future of food with an innovative, circular food system that produces nutritious, tasty fare for astronauts deep in space, and people on Earth. Insects are a major part of our solution,
Create a returnable plastics lottery system where reverse vending machines are used as "slot machines" and where any (authorized) plastic item could be deposited and where only very occasionally would the depositor win a (relatively) large dollar amount prize.
There is an enormous thirst in pharma and medical device companies for information. They need hospital data to set up medical trial, to determine market sizes, to quantify the need for new drugs and medical equipment.
In America, information like this is easily obtained. In Europe it's intrinsically difficult. There are road blocks in language, information formats,
Quantum computers and quantum cryptography are potentially the first commercial applications of quantum physics. Unfortunately, quantum mechanics in its existing formulation is a no-work-around obstacle to bring these potential applications into reality. The theory needs to be reformulated in adequate logical and mathematical formalism. We see no successful,
Neonatal Incubator is a medical apparel to keep babies of premature birth, under controlled conditions, or those born with health impairment that may prove fatal if the baby is kept within the room atmosphere. This situation is very common in sub-sahara Africa. Our project is aimed at reducing and possibly eliminate child death resulting from premature birth.
A cool application that generates music according to the voice command that can prompt specifics about the music to be produced/generated.
I've leveraged AI's many APIs such as but not limited to Whisper API, Mubert API, and used Python and its many packages.
A great app for entertainment that uses AI &
Personal Protective Nose Mask (PPNM) - a unique invention for an added protection to doctors, nurses, and the general public to protect themselves from the deadly virus COVID-19 in addition to regular types of face/cloth masks.
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A compact vehicle door protector and Bullet-proof Auto Shield that protects any type of vehicle such as but not limited to a car, truck, sports utility vehicle, van, aircraft, which is easy and quick to install, and removable from vehicle, folded and stored away compactly before and after use, and more importantly serves as an auto door shield,
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Application for detecting blood pressure using Korotkoff sounds. Its open source and can be used for remote communities where hygiene and health are a vital need.
I once worked in a company that sells health-care devices and I've knowledge of how blood pressure monitors work.
Automatic braking is a godsend for modern vehicles, but what happens when cameras and sensors become obscured?
A study published by NIOSH reported that the chaos, mud, and dirt of construction sites can overwhelm cameras and sensors.
Accidents at construction sites, especially from reversing, take a horrific toll each year.
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