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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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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 Universal Solder Stencil (U.S.S.) is a novel enhancement over the current and custom-made solder paste stencil used in the Surface Mount Technology (SMT) electronics manufacturing industry.
With the advent of war between Russia and Ukraine and the recovery from COVID-19, we can see that there is a noticeable shortage of food for the population. Having food nearby will be cost saving and convenient in terms of supply chain.
Currently, about three billion people still cook with traditional methods such as a three stone fire. This method of cooking causes all sorts of issues ranging from deforestation to exposure to toxic smoke. Clean cookstoves are a solution, however, they are largely inaccessible to people who need them most. Fortunately, 
Brain hemorrhage is one of the most common and lethal forms of stroke affecting more than 2 million patients annually worldwide. When the blood clot forms and obstructs the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), it can lead to an even deadlier situation (50-80% mortality) known as post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus.
The Canadian 20 billion tree project experienced a few setback problems over the last 2 to 3 years and is unable to meet its tree planting targets.
This concept addresses that problem and has the potential to correct the shortfall and simultaneously INCREASE the rate of planting.
The concept is designed around Maple trees although, Ash, Pine,
The EXtreme Transmission Ratio Efficient MEchanism (EX.T.R.E.ME.) is a simple planetary mechanism with a pair of standard module gears and a pair of gears with involute profile but non-standard module.
In this way, having only ONE moving part between its input and its output (only THREE moving parts,
Update to the Storm Wave Mitigation Project
We had access to a CFD application where we simulated the effect of an Edinburgh Duck facing a wavefront. This is captured in the sidebar with the solid white bar representing the oncoming wave front.
The current invention refers to the field of transport and vehicles in general, and it particularly refers to windows and sun shields or anti-glare related to the windows.
More particularly, it consists of a solar protection device for vehicle windows which mobile screen, placed near the window pane,
Current treatments for ischemic heart failure (HF) involve drugs that reduce cardiac load to facilitate heart function and there are no treatments available that can stop the disease from progressing. As a result, 50% of HF patients die within first 5 years. Our research of 10 years has shown that CD4+ T-cells,
Revolutionary Astron Omega 1 Rotary Hydrogen Engine
The novel Omega I engine features a high power-to-weight ratio, high rpm capability, low friction and fuel consumption, simplicity (only two rotating assemblies), and can run on both liquid and gaseous fuels. It is particularly well suited to hydrogen and HCCI operation for near zero emission operation,
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