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.
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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Technical Abstract:
Problem Statement:
Modern urban infrastructure is fragmented in addressing energy production, air quality, and thermal regulation. Current systems operate independently, creating inefficiencies:
Solar panels generate energy but lack air purification or heat reduction.
Green roofs require high maintenance, irrigation, and structural support for limited cooling.
Evacudoor is a tech-driven fire safety business that offers a smart evacuation system for buildings. It combines IoT sensors, real-time alerts, and mobile navigation to help people safely exit during emergencies like fires.
Evacudoor targets commercial buildings, residential complexes, hospitals, schools, hotels, malls, and industrial sites, helping them meet safety regulations, reduce liability, and protect lives.
Platinum from Asteroids. Many sought it. Technology fell short. Here's the answer, just released (Advances In Space Research, Elsevier):
$1,370,000,000 in Pt from Main Belt asteroids per each 12-month mission, now possible.
Three innovations make this possible:
Fe and Ni are boiled off M-class ore, leaving platinum group metals behind.
ViralClean Technologies has developed a fully programmable, autonomous UV-C disinfection system engineered to enhance biosafety and mitigate pathogen transmission throughout the poultry supply chain. In response to persistent threats such as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), this system represents a breakthrough in infection prevention, offering consistent, chemical-free inactivation of viruses, bacteria,
Innovative Design: HydroFireBreak is characterized by its innovative design and unique approach to wildfire protection. It is constructed with special materials and cutting-edge technology to ensure its effectiveness in emergency situations.
2. Fire-Resistant Components: HydroFireBreak barriers are made with materials specially designed to withstand high temperatures and protect vulnerable areas from the spread of fire.
Daily consumption of deodorant spray, make up, burning scented candles and incense products,
The Quantum Simulator is a specialized version of ChatGPT, crafted to serve as a practical and accessible guide through the intricate world of quantum computing. It’s designed not just to explain quantum concepts but to bring them to life through hands-on, step-by-step Python simulations. Using simple data structures and numerical libraries,
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