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.
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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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Although vibration has been used in the past to minimize weld distortion, results have been inconsistent. Plus, if the vibration is produced with electric power, it poses a risk: loss of welding ground could result in the welding "signal" to be sent thru the vibrator's ground line, damaging it and the power cord and source, perhaps starting a fire.
In many developing cities, intersections are managed by outdated or manually operated signal systems that lack real-time adaptation, data integration, and remote monitoring capabilities. This leads to chronic congestion, unsafe pedestrian conditions, longer travel times, and increased emissions. While advanced traffic signal controllers exist, they are typically expensive, proprietary,
NanoTech’s Insulative Ceramic Particle™
Conventional canes used by visually impaired individuals have limitations in providing information about their surroundings. To meet the need for safer, more comfortable, and independent mobility, a smart cane based on the Internet of Things (IoT) technology was developed, equipped with distance sensors, a GPS module, and smartphone connectivity.
Smart Power Monitor is a microcontroller-based device designed to monitor electricity consumption in real-time, record power usage data, and transmit this information to users via a web or mobile application.
Key Features:
Monitoring of voltage, current, active power, and energy.
Historical data logging.
Notifications when consumption exceeds the set threshold.
Controlled nuclear fusion for producing energy for civilian applications has been long awaited since the 1950s.
For technical reasons, current approaches are based only on Deuterium-Tritium reaction which produces 17.6 MeV.
In the poultry farming industry, the egg incubation process significantly affects both the quality and quantity of production. Traditional manual methods are often inconsistent due to unstable environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity. To address these challenges, this smart incubator was developed to automate and optimize egg hatching through digital integration. The tool aims to improve efficiency,
Sleep is one of the needs needed by the body to regenerate damaged cells. Sleep can help restore energy that has been used during activities during the day, with sleep can improve brain function to regulate emotional levels and health in the soul and mental.
However, in modern life as it is now,
The Frictionless Oscillating Bearing (FOB) is a next-generation mechanical support system engineered to replace conventional pivot and wear joints on oilfield pump jacks. Designed specifically for the repetitive vertical motion of the polish rod, this system eliminates mechanical friction through a magnetically levitated spherical bearing. The FOB integrates electromagnetic field suspension, precision alignment sensors,
Each year, over 36 million falls are reported among U.S. adults aged 65 and older, leading to more than 32,000 deaths and over $50 billion in medical costs (CDC, 2023). A leading intrinsic cause is age-related hyperkyphosis, an excessive forward curvature of the thoracic spine, seen in up to 40% of older adults (Kado et al., 2004).
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