Announcing Our 2024 Finalists
Congratulations to the seven finalists who will be competing for the Grand Prize during a live presentation round in November:
AstroAnt: A Miniature Symbiotic Robotic Serving on the Outside Surfaces of Spacecraft, Rovers, and Landers for Inspection and Diagnostic Tasks
Cosmetic Silica Upcycled from Rice Husk as Natural Alternative to Microplastic Powders
Laser-Generated Anti-Icing and Anti-Fogging Transparent Materials
Multi-Modal Traffic Detection System
NETrolyze: A Novel Immunotherapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
RHOBARR Barrier Dispersions Platform
Thin-Film Thermoelectric Cooling Device
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I would like to thank for the opportunity given to me. My area is automotive/transportation in order to increase the performance and fuel economy.
A concept of novel modular multispeed transmissions is proposed for electric vehicles, with the total number of underdrive and overdrive speeds dictated by the application needs.
The first variation includes two separate gear trains, as shown in Fig. 1: one for underdrive, and one for overdrive speed ratios.
Egor v.2 can track movement and respond to questions via a wireless keyboard. However, voice recognition can be implemented using Macs dictation and speech function in system preferences in-putted via the Xbox Kinect's internal quad mic set up.
The Seastick 1000 is designed to be an innovative product in the field of AUVs, able to dive at a depth of up to 1000 meters.
Its key features are its customization options.
This project is all about electromagnetic induction; something which we could have used so far but we but couldn’t have any idea about it.
Today,
Sound in the form of noise is generally present everywhere we go. It may range from a library-like conversation to a sound of a jet taking off. However, this “noise” dissipates into our environment and without it being utilized at all. Energy in the form of mechanical vibrations,
GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM PLANT'S STEAM BOILER USING OIL PALM EMPTY FRUITS BUNCHES, A WASTE PRODUCT AS ENERGY SOURCE.
INTRODUCTION.
This invention is based on using Oil Palm Empty Fruits bunches as Energy source to produce electricity in the villages and cities. The biggest problem in Nigeria is Electricity.
The idea and concept of generating electric power from commercial vehicles is to maximize the use of renewable sources and to minimize our dependency on fossil fuels.
HYBRID HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM
WITH ACCUMULATOR AS THE FRAME OF VEHICLE
The invention relates to a system for all types of terrestrial vehicles, using any prime mover. The system is especially attractive for Industrial applications. Said prime mover could be any engine or electrical motor.
Sample Backpack Motorized Sprayer (Fig. 1). It is developed on a basis
American Accessible 9, 062, 664 B2. It can be characterized as effective, reliable, and the competitive device to spray water and paint.
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