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.
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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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Building a robust EV charging infrastructure is essential to support the electrification of transport. EV charging currently faces many challenges for mainstream adoption around the world. From the strain on the electrical grid, limited access, slow charging speeds to inconsistent standards and complicated payment systems.
An Archimedes principle of buoyancy driven electrical energy generation system. The System comprises a wheel assembly which rotates within a water tank. The wheel assemblies outer structure has side by side internal concave partitions. Within these partitions, six sets of air bladders are housed.
Its goal is to develop a reusable fixed-wing aircraft that will serve as a versatile platform for experiments and research. In response to the current lack of such resources, the aircraft will support educational initiatives, foster research and innovation, and provide practical solutions to industry challenges.
By bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application,
AQUASAVE is an innovative, multi-functional autonomous floating drone system developed to address two pressing challenges in Kazakhstan and globally: environmental pollution of water bodies and safety risks for swimmers. As water safety and ecological deterioration become critical issues, AQUASAVE offers a dual-purpose solution that integrates real-time garbage collection and emergency response capabilities into a single,
CleanLine VTOL is an innovative robotic system designed to tackle one of the major challenges in modern energy infrastructure - pollution and contamination of high-voltage power lines. Developed by a team of robotics specialists from Kazakhstan-British Technical University, the project aims to reduce energy losses, minimize maintenance risks,
Traditional dumpers can unload material only at the rear side by hydraulic lifting of metal dump bucket. Some times in narrow lane and small space such dumping may create difficulties for the commuters and other traffic. As an example, it is seen that unloading the reinforced steel bar (rebar) at the rear side is not possible,
Hydrogen combustion is eco-friendly: its combustion returns water to the ecosystem. Water electrolysis – a green hydrogen concept – coupled with proton permeable membrane technology is one way to generate hydrogen. The main challenge with this technique is the high electric power consumption required to split water.
SoapStandle is a patented, category-defining solution that addresses a deceptively simple but globally significant problem: the waste, mess, and inefficiency of using bar soap. Designed to elevate sustainability, functionality, and user experience, SoapStandle transforms the way consumers engage with bar soap, making it cleaner, longer-lasting, and far more appealing in the modern hygiene routine.
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