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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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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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My submission for the contest is an Expandable cell phone which has a feature of expanding its physical size from a cell phone to that of a tablet. This feature will enable the user to carry a small cell phone which is easy to handle but it can be stretched and transform into a tablet whenever required.
By the time you finish reading this sentence, a man has died even before reaching the hospital. Trivialities such as traffic, unfavorable road conditions, irresponsible driving should not be allowed to decide the fate of a man. Can life be left to chance? When a hiker,
We have designed an antenna-mounting platform capable of aiming four or more antennas of any type, effectively tracking an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or other moving object carrying multiple radios operating at different frequencies. Our unique design is portable and can accommodate nearly 60 pounds of antennas and radios,
Our aim is to construct a Tele Semi Humanoid Robot, which acts according to the physical movements of the Operator. We have divided the project into two stages first stage using the robot with wired technique and followed by second stage wireless.
Laptop Numpad
Laptop computers are becoming much more popular and will soon outnumber desktops if they don't already. However, a laptop is designed to be portable and therefore compromises are made. While a desktop keyboard has a number pad, most laptops do not in order to save space.
Our watershed anually receives near 300 millions cubic meters of rainwater. Actual infraestructure pours half that quantity down the drain where it combines with wastewater generating system saturation and floods, triggering human deaths and health problems along with water scarcity the rest of the year.
The Instant Gusset (1) is an innovative retrofit connector that permanently connects intersecting structural members on a building, helping create homes that are stronger and more resistant to earthquakes and wind storms.
During an earthquake, the floor, wall, and roof diaphragms undergo shearing and bending.
In present work we are going to provide a solution to car drivers who don’t have proper quantitative state of their tires. With this product we are trying to equip every individual with an economical and easy way to get a precise state of the tire they are driving and have a safe journey.
Nano-robots is an innovative concepts about development of nano-scale size of automated machines. These machines will be able to enter the cells and sense the molecular environment within the cells with the help of equipped sensors.
This is a small and lightweight device that can be worn on the ear or on glasses (recommended) and is designed to measure accurate cardiovascular information through the superficial temporal artery near the ears. The measurable information includes blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation level and pulse waveform.
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