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.
Help build a better tomorrow
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.
Click here to read moreA ‘Create the Future’ Winner Featured on ‘Here’s an Idea’
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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“At COMSOL, we are very excited to recognize innovators and their important work this year. We are grateful for the opportunity to support the Create the Future Design Contest, which is an excellent platform for designers to showcase their ideas and products in front of a worldwide audience. Best of luck to all participants!”
— Bernt Nilsson, Senior Vice President of Marketing, COMSOL, Inc.
“From our beginnings, Mouser has supported engineers, innovators and students. We are proud of our longstanding support for the Create the Future Design Contest and the many innovations it has inspired.”
— Kevin Hess, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Mouser Electronics
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AI-K9 a Real Droid!
Cutting-edge sensors! AI voice command! AI-K9 is the logical next step for advanced robots!
AI-K9 provides an enhanced interface, navigating environments, providing real-time assistance.
Built in a robots-lab this Droid is composed of the newest materials! Using 24 DOF, hardware including Lidar & Sonic Sensors, Ai Vision, Weight &
This project introduces a cost-effective and efficient solution for measuring internal air pressure within sealed containers using the HX710B digital pressure sensor paired with an Arduino microcontroller. The system is tailored to monitor pressure buildup in everyday plastic bottles, with applications in chemical reaction analysis, beverage carbonation monitoring, and safety testing.
Governments worldwide are increasingly prioritizing the use of renewable energy due to environmental concerns, the finite nature of fossil fuel reserves, and their rising costs. Although various innovative solar thermal systems have been proposed in the literature, most are typically bulky and require a separate thermal energy storage unit.
Loft EV is a sleek, solar-powered electric vehicle designed to redefine urban mobility. With its minimalist prism-like exterior and lounge-inspired interior, it blends comfort, style, and sustainability. Featuring six seats—including rotating front seats and a rear sofa—the Loft EV transforms into a social, semi-autonomous space on wheels.
The RedGlow Shaver is a groundbreaking grooming device that redefines how men experience shaving. Designed with innovation, skin health, and inclusivity at its core, RedGlow is the first manual wet shaver to seamlessly integrate precision shaving with post-shave skin therapy, all in one tool.
At its foundation, RedGlow offers a dual-function design.
SCLERA or Sharp Clear Lens Eyesight Responsive Analytics is an AR optical sunglasses to assist pilots for better navigation and safer flight performance. SCLERA uses a holographic display which works by having a high definition or 4K screen reflect digital content through glass with special coating. They are called the glass optics.
PheroSmart is an innovative, AI-based device designed for intelligent, eco-friendly pest monitoring and biological control in agriculture. It combines precision technology, environmental diagnostics, and sustainable methods to support modern farmers and researchers in maintaining healthy crops with minimal chemical input.
The Dual-Engine Airplane is one of the Best General Aircraft in 2024 and they can greatly save on energy. It can reduces dependency on one energy source and cause a unified sources of energy to preserve power. This is our answer to the Academy of Engineers, which we were gladly accepted into because of our innovation.
My Rescue is a mobile-first, tech-enabled platform addressing the critical gap in affordable, integrated personal and home security. Tailored for underserved middle-income households, it unites emergency security, medical response, safety monitoring, and logistics into a single, intelligent ecosystem. With a low-cost subscription model, My Rescue transforms fragmented services into one cohesive,
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