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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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SOLUTE ION LINEAR ALIGNMENT PROPULSION/ACCELERATION to RAPIDLY produce energy in solution of water via flash distillation heat generation for heating of an aqueous solution such as sea water. The flash distillation could be continued until the solution becomes saturated brine and precipitation can be initiated on a continuous basis.
Aircraft Pax Cab Noise System Reduction
The system is based on an anti-phase noise generator.
The signal is processed from a vibration transducer by a DSP unit.
The ‘GRVIMAGNO’ means magnets assisting the gravity to produce electricity. The device, which is self-propelled, moves in upward and downward directions in a column of water. Further the complete setup is designed in such a way that maximum energy is derived from the motion of the object in both upward and downward direction.
Due to increasing digitization in recent years, computers and mobile phones are becoming very needy and useful electronics gadgets in our day-to-day life. The ability to store data is one of the greatest advantages in any electronic gadgets. Other than this internal storing ability,
In industry where rotating machinery is everywhere, the sounds made by engines and compressors give operating and maintenance personnel first level indications that things are OK.
Currently, manufactured parts are inspected with a device known as a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM). These machines use an electronic probe tipped with a ruby or ceramic ball. The probe presents the ball in motion (via mechanical elements driven by servo motors) at a precise vector to the surface of the part and records the timing,
Imagine you are an explorer and you are exploring in a deeper forest or a cave. Isn’t it helpful if you have a map of that area? Well, our mapper provides you with a 3D map of the area. The idea of Mapper is to provide an automatic map/route developer robot based on laser scanning of the area.
Identity theft is one of the worst and most detrimental crimes being committed today. It’s also one of the fastest growing crimes in the world. Once the criminals have your information they can destroy everything you worked for all your life.
Human demands in utilization of energy resources have been growing. Hence there is a need for finding renewal approaches to harvest energy in a sense that is clean in comparison with the fossil fuel energy.
With the introduction to new conductive inks and toners, printing circuits onto
unconventional materials is now possible. This project involves printing electromagnetic coils onto both sides of a paper substrate. With a simple hole punch the coil circuits can be connected in series with conductive ink, glue or foil.
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