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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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EasySort is the AI-based waste sorting complex that identifies unwanted goods and waste products as either paper, plastic or mixed type rubbish. We propose this business idea as a great way to address an important world issue - an increased volume of unrecycled waste products due to the inefficiency of modern sorting systems. With our technology,
Radars are becoming an increasingly more relevant aspect of people’s daily lives. What was once a technology used solely for defense purposes, is now a common installation in most modern vehicles to help increase safety on the road.
Hello, my name is Graeme Slaven and I am passionate about art and design.
As you may know, there are many on-line platforms such as Deviant Art where artists and designers can exhibit their work, but none of these platforms give a context to the work.
So, as part of my business GTS Logistics Scotland,
I propose a new treatment for Bipolar Disorder (BD) based on electrical activation of the brain instead of drugs. The standard treatment of BD is not effective for many patients, lithium and other BD drugs can have onerous side effects, while the rate of suicide remains high.
Non-Inertial Onboard Navigation was designed to replace currently deployed combinations of IMU and GPS in the Space-speed Applications.
on Sagnac effect of propagation of light in the body under rotation, the foundation of NIRPS resides in the Michelson collinear methods of measuring the displacement of the object in relation to the propagation of light within.
Conventional multi-vane VGT’s turn into impulse turbines when the vanes start to close and there goes the efficiency.
Patented Fluid Displacement LinerTM (FDL) technology is a revolutionary impact technology advancement in terms of performance, comfort, and style in comparison to stagnant safety helmet technology (e.g. compression foam), now prevalent for 6+ decades.
The inaugural application for FDL technology is the CHM-1 Half-Shell Motorcycle Helmet, which is the FDL’s Proof of Concept, and now commercialized.
We propose a low-cost circuit using commercial off-the-shelf components that enables the measurement of electrical currents in the order of pA range. The circuit presents an output current that is an amplified version of the current to be measured,
Even with the advancements in automotive HVAC systems, it is still impossible to keep a constant temperature throughout the entire vehicle cabin. Usually the driver and the front seat passenger get to benefit from the desired temperature setting, while the backseat varies greatly. Today, almost every vehicle on the market will tell you what the temperature is outside,
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