Congratulations to Our 2024 Grand Prize and First Place Winners!
NETrolyze, a novel immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), was named the $25,000 grand prize winner at a live finalist round held November 15 in New York. The first-in-class therapeutic injectable gel prevents the spread of TNBC, one of the most aggressive cancer types, enabling patients to avoid toxic chemotherapy and expensive treatments – potentially transforming their lives. Click here for the full list of 2024 winners. Also see the Top 100 highest scoring entries.
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Since Tech Briefs magazine launched the Create the Future Design contest in 2002 to recognize and reward engineering innovation, over 15,000 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 today.
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Special Report spotlights the eight top entries in 2023 as well as past winners whose ideas are now in the market, making a difference in the world.
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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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KneeStim intelligently uses neuromuscular electrical stimulation to contract quadriceps muscles in synchrony with patient movement, turning each joint loading instance into a muscle building repetition. This device is intended to provide improved, accelerated, cost-effective rehabilitation assistance to patients managing knee osteoarthritis or recovering from knee replacement surgery.
PROPOSAL FOR REDUCTION IN GLOBAL WARMING
FROM MY WEBSITE
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For over 34 years I have proposed the following "free lunch" solution to Global Warming without requiring any increase in US taxes or change in lifestyles.
THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR A “ WATER CRAFT “ HUMAN & WIND POWERED...
Made mostly by high quality recycled materials & items for everyday use. This Floating Water Craft Device is Made Possible by the use of 2 Liter Bottles, Inflated to 40 psi and 12 on Each Side,
The Wonder Glove is a unique cleaning tool in that it combines the absorbency of a sponge and the agitating qualities of a brush. Because of its construction, it creates an "action pocket" that acts as a dirt filter,
After many years of listening to Co-gens and Power Companies, globally, go into a panic for turbine parts, and having to drive every machine shop in the USA to the brink of exhaustion, working weekends and overtime to fill expedited orders, I designed a better "mouse trap.
Using current imaging technology, get measurements of the cartilage space in the joint. Then with a 3 D printer, print the replacement cartilage our of ultrahigh molecular polyethylene (or similar wear resistant polymer). After printing the replacement cartilage,
Problem Statement:
Present methods of root canal (ENDODONTIC) treatment involves the use of drill bit to drill the teeth and broaches (files) to clean the decayed pulp. Many dental studies reveals the fact that the broaching drill bit breaks and settles inside the teeth during the operation.
To improve the efficiency of internal combustion (IC) engines, an innovative Steam Assisted Co-cycle IC engine is invented. The working principle and prototype development of this new engine are introduced in the following.
This is a different approach to a bird scarer.
When the batteries hold enough charge (not a full charge) the energy supplied by the small but efficient solar panel, is fed to a low power, high torque planetary geared motor.
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