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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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Our Project, Sign Language Interpreter, is a hardware-cum-software device that converts sign language into text and audio. Basically, this project is designed for deaf and dumb people. This can include hand gestures, their movements,
Peatlands are very important for the earth. According to the website www.iucn.org, damaged peatlands are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, annually releasing almost 6% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Peatland restoration can therefore bring significant emissions reductions.
CU Skunks at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft and aims to fabricate this aircraft with a special carbon nanofiber (CNF) reinforced composite to achieve near-zero radar cross-section.
Smart meters present an exciting new opportunity for both Energy and Utility (E&U) companies and consumers. From the supplier-consumer relationship perspective, smart meters can redefine the supplier’s role to that of an energy advisor. From an industry viewpoint,
•High Energy Density (Payload to Gripper Weight Ratio) – 1:1 Payload to Gripper weight ratio allows users to avoid using large robots to palletize lightweight bags or boxes.
My product is an artwork made of re-used and ecological material. Through this work I would express my respect and love for nature. Using my work I want to develop in others a sense of beauty.
Current pollution of our world needs recycling or reusing of consumer products,
According the title, the lights of a vehicle can be reused using "fiber optics." At night the vehicle's front headlamp lights can be reused.
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