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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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The Problem:
Visually impaired (blind) individuals rely on simple walking sticks for navigating around obstacles encountered in their daily travels. Advanced electronic walking sticks further provide early warning of obstacles detected by sensors, and vibrating of the stick handle. However,
In view of growing demand for energy in developing countries like India, increase in global pollution and burden of importing fossil fuels, it has become inevitable to utilize the abundance of renewable sources. India, lying in the tropical region, is blessed with high solar-insolation.
Brief description from Fig 1 (In attachment)
1) Aluminium fabricated frame has four adjustable catchers which are mounted on a lead screw. This lead screw is rotated with the help of 2 stepper motors +/ - X axis & +/ -Y axis ,
W.A.N.D (Wound Analysis Device) is capable of analyzing wounds using Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging Technique (LSCI). This device consists of 14 lasers of different wavelengths viz,650,785,850,980 nm. These lasers illuminates the region of interest (wound) sequentially and the camera captures the images. From the acquired images,
The present invention relates to an engine control system for enhanced fuel economy and vehicle performance.
Motion Sickness and spatial disorientation have been acknowledged as a widespread problem, affecting a significant portion of world population to varying degrees. Up to 60% of the population has some motion intolerance. The occurrence of motion sickness can approach 100% in cruise ship passengers on rough seas.
The Problem:
When you arise in the morning, you are usually woken up by an annoying alarm and sometimes you don’t wake up at all. Alarm clocks can be unreliable and rude. Your companion might scream at you for waking them with your alarm. The solution? Vibration.
Why?
The existing methods of electric power generation are not enough to meet the increasing demand of electricity. Most of the methods of power generation are either expensive or cause environmental hazards. This led us to think about low cost green technology for electric energy creation.
The SunLight Harvester
The SunLight Harvester is a Mobile Solar Electric Generator and Power Storage System.
The system is designed with two axes of rotation allowing it to track the sun from sunrise to sunset as well as curvilinear mobility to avoid the encroachment of shade.
The BABY IN-VEHICLE monitor is designed to make sure a baby is never left in a vehicle again. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the temperature within a vehicle on a 78oF day can climb to 100oF in just 3 minutes,
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