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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Have you seen the latest documentary “SEASPIRACY” on Netflix? If you did not watch it, you probably need to see it if you have any intention of saving the world. From the moment I saw it which is few days ago,
Ceramics have been integral in the aerospace industry due to their low-density, high compressive strength and thermal stability. However, their range of applications currently remains limited due to their generally brittle fracture behavior. Structures in nature, such as mollusk shells and enamels, have unusual combinations of stiffness, strength, and toughness, overcoming the brittleness of these materials.
TOP-Racing is a world league of professional racing of light motor vehicles that is open to any kind of technology you can bring! Having real fun while creating efficient technology is the key idea. You, as a competitor, are encouraged to use any vehicle you can make to compete for the prizes.
OBI-USA/OBI-México developed a NEW TRANSFORMATIONAL commercial metallic dental implant coated with a unique best biocompatible (because it is made of carbon atoms-element of life in the human DNA, cells, and molecules) / body fluids corrosion resistant / LOW-COST production Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCDTM) coating.
The E-3 radar aircraft is large, slow and full of expensively trained humans. My idea to to take the already prototyped X-47 B drone and modify it into the Battle Raven concept. Two units would be assigned to each Aircraft Battle Group for the Navy and each Air Battle Wing for the Air Force.
A Smart and Adaptive Driver Monitoring and Assistance System based on Facial Landmarking & Deep Learning.
The problem ADAMS-Advanced Driving And Monitoring System solves is that a large portion of road accidents (78.4%) are due to the driver fatigue and inattention. This includes speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and hit and run cases.
The Sowda® Engine is a trademarked, patented, “Revolutionary yet Simple,” gear-based crank assembly mechanism. This engine has an Infinitely Variable Compression (IVC) adjustment from 8:1 to 24:1 (or much higher whereas the prototype is 40:1 ratio) for dual-fuel (gasoline-diesel) capability.
The POD MOD is already a reality.
It's design has already received US Patent 5,146,395 / Sept. 8th 1992 / A POWER SUPPLY INCLUDING TWO TANK CIRCUITS. The power unit was developed from the writings, works, and researches of Nicola Tesla;
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTOR — THERMIONIC TRANSISTOR
Direct conversion of thermal energy to electric energy remains one of the most promising, yet challenging, methods of power production.
Direct thermal to electric energy conversion has potential to replace internal combustion engines and turbines in nearly all electrical applications, thanks to extremely low cost, lightweight, scalability, and little-to-no maintenance.
The first graphic shows storm wave energy up to 7 kw per meter of wavefront for Lake Erie. These storm waves cause millions of dollars of damage along the shorelines and climate change is making them more violent every year.
This concept uses an array of Wave Energy Converters (WECS) called Edinburgh Ducks to capture that storm wave energy,
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