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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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A robust, reliable, downloadable OS for modern smart phones along the lines of "PureOS" that the customer can easily download and install on their devices to replace the default service provider's proprietary Android, Apple iOS, or Microsoft operating system.
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The “I JET” is a fully electric private plane that recharges itself using ion collectors to harvest electric energy from the ionosphere. These ion collectors situated on the top of the plane are carbon/graphite/graphene based. According to the proof of concept by the Ion Power Group,
IDEA/SOLUTION:
Deficiency-symptom/s solver/ remover
Failure of fertilizers to sweeten fruits eg sweeten fruits or great flavours [making fruits develop great taste]
Failure of fertilizers to [stimulate/ stabilize] flowers to bloom effectively & productively
eg prevent eg early dropping-off before maturity,
IDEA/SOLUTION:
failure to locate faults/problems/errors, etc. instantly
REDUCE/ ZERO-OUT RISK/DANGER in the mining activities
Slow processing of minerals to meet targets
SLOW EXTRACTION/ EXPLORATION of minerals from the ground
The Keshe Foundation presents the Universal Flight Enhancement Spaceship Unit as a revolutionary concept in space travel, space medicine, and space technology.
The prototype Flight Enhancement Spaceship Units are in production and undergoing final development, and are due to be launched in June 2022. During this year they are expected to fly passengers into space, to the moon,
There is an urgent need for more effective treatments for patients suffering from degenerative disc disease. Specifically in spinal fusion surgeries, incidents of nonunion- when the bones of the spine fail to fuse correctly- are high risk and can severely impact patients’ quality of life. One of the most expensive and invasive medical procedures,
In this IoT-based real time water quality monitoring system, we have interfaced four pH, turbidity, TDS, temperature sensors, and we have interfaced two motors for inlet and outlet of samples. Every two minutes a new sample is taken and the new sample's reading is taken by the sensor and uploaded to the cloud.
An unmanned aerial system (UAS) that is worn on a person and can collect intelligence through video and other mounted sensors while projecting power through lethal or less than lethal means.
We have designed a modification for conventional diesel engines that provides a dramatic reduction of internal friction by rotating the cylinder liner. We have proven that a 300-600 rpm cylinder rotation (depending on engine size and operating condition) can eliminate the metal-to-metal contact environment between the piston rings and cylinder, Page 164 of 1029
