Congratulations to Our 2025 Grand Prize and First Place Winners!
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.
Read About All the 2024 Winning Inventions
Special Report spotlights the eight amazing winners in 2024 as well as honorable mentions in each category, plus the top ten most popular entries as voted by our community.
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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It's Electric has been named as one of the products that will define technological innovation for the rest of this decade and beyond.
We are a public charging solution to address the infrastructural and environmental justice barriers cities face in the deployment of electric vehicle charging. Instead of requiring costly and time consuming new utility connections,
Many times it is observed that motor drivers, trucks, buses, auto and two wheel drivers ignore the red signals and other traffic rules. As a results accidents can occurs every day.
In an increasingly connected world, electronic devices and machines are becoming smarter and more complex. However, one of the major challenges that industries and consumers continue to face is unexpected device failures, often caused by subtle faults that go undetected until a breakdown occurs. These failures result in operational downtime, safety risks, and increased maintenance costs.
In response to the global demand for clean and efficient transportation infrastructure, our project introduces an innovative solar-powered wireless charging station for electric vehicles (EVs). This smart system integrates inductive charging, renewable energy utilization, and secure access control through RFID and keypad authentication, eliminating the need for physical connectors and reducing dependence on the electrical grid.
Opioid addiction is a major public health crisis that is becoming worse, 2.4 million Americans have been diagnosed with opioid dependence, and overdoses have increased, creating and economic burden of more than $78 billion/yr. Drug overdose deaths in 2021 were highest in people 35-44 years of age (62 deaths/100,000 in 2021) according to the CDC,
Cameras are key enablers of self-driving and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that are revolutionizing the safety, comfort, and efficiency of transportation. However, they suffer from a fundamental flaw: They capture images at fixed intervals – typically 40-45 frames per second (FPS) – during which they are effectively “blind”,
Thermoelectric based storage system designed to maintain precise temperature control for sensitive goods such as vaccines and food. The core problem it addresses is the inadequacy of current temperature control systems, which are often bulky, inefficient, and lack portability, energy efficiency, precise regulation, and remote control capabilities. Existing solutions also struggle with scalability and adaptability,
This project presents the design of an ultra-low-power, hybrid-powered IoT sensor node tailored for deployment in remote and biodiverse regions such as the Amazon rainforest. The node integrates a solar panel, Li-ion battery, and power multiplexer (TPS2110A) to dynamically manage power sources with seamless switching, ensuring continuous operation even under fluctuating environmental conditions.
Globally, tens of thousands of wind turbine blades are being retired without scalable, sustainable reuse pathways. These blades—built from glass-fibre composites—are often landfilled, incinerated, or shredded into low-grade filler. At the same time, the construction industry is seeking cost-effective, fire-rated façade materials with a lower carbon footprint. This project proposes a transformative solution: a mobile,
For the Light is a dual-purpose system designed to improve energy access and enhance disaster response in vulnerable coastal communities. It combines a solar-powered lighting unit with a GSM-GPS-enabled emergency alert device, offering both daily utility and life-saving functionality. The design addresses two critical problems: (1) lack of reliable electricity in remote areas,
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