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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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It uses a nano-optoelectronic sensor that detects, in parts per trillion, the volatile organic compounds that are the biomarkers of a disease. In 3 seconds or less, at a cost of $1 or less,
Patients getting an MRI can feel panicky knowing that the top of the MRI tube restricts freedom of movement. The technique described here provides a cloud moire pattern created by separated perforated screens, which can be made to appear at the same optical distance (ex.: 7 feet) above their heads. Further,
Available technological solutions include smartphone apps and wearable solutions. However,
For materials processing, laser manufacturing and machining, medical applications, etc., it is important to shape intensity and phase profile of the laser beam. To maintain optimum processing of materials, e.g., in drilling, the beam profile should be dynamically changed as the crater depth grows. Existing methods of dynamic shaping, viz., using an array of mechanically moving mirrors,
Approximately, 45 children are killed and 1100 are hospitalized annually from furniture tip overs in the U.S. (CPSC).
The extended baseboard of the HinesLab Non-Tipping Dresser creates a freestanding dresser that can be rearranged like any other furniture without leaving holes in the walls.
The goal is keeping kids safe,
This is a proposal to reduce air drag for cars and trucks which is the primary reason for cars' poor gas mileage. Even though cars are streamlined, the frontal area (height x width, ≈ 20 sq. ft.), pushes the air and uses more fuel to overcome. The proposal is to draw air in at the front,
An innovative simultaneous translation system that enables natural conversations between people speaking different languages, preserving each speaker's original voice and intonation through advanced artificial intelligence.
Vision and Mission
We envision a world where language barriers no longer limit human communication4where people from different cultures can converse freely,
This system for lifting up dog poops is different from all the others, since once your pet has done its own, you don't have to bend down to pick up the poop. With this device you pick it up and at once you seal the bag with electricity, without knots or direct contact.
This is video entertainmenr or advertising that can be viewed by commuters on a subway train while pasilng through a dark tunnel. The effect is similar to driving through an old covered wooden bridge and seeing the landscape through the gaps between the boards.
The images are streak scanned while looking through the moving train windows.
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