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Hydrofirebreak is an innovative fire barrier system designed to protect vulnerable areas against forest and urban fires. This solution uses advanced technology that combines water elements and fire retardant materials to create an effective barrier that can prevent the spread of fire. The barrier is easy to install,
Cylinder Deactivation is a well-known automotive and diesel concept employed for decades to improve cylinder pumping losses and improve fuel economy. It does so by shutting off both fuel injection and valve motion to specified cylinders during light load conditions.
This concept was developed by an 11 year old boy who is diagnosed as Level 2 Asperger. I was partly homeschooling my son when we came across the 'Origin - Big Little Ideas' competition. Cooper worked on this concept for 13 weeks as we supported the development of his ideas. Eventually myself,
The Defense System is a comprehensive solution designed to address the challenge of mosquito control in outdoor environments. Through its innovative approach and advanced technology, Defense System offers an effective and sustainable response to this common problem.
Functionality:
The system relies on a network of strategically placed repellent towers, each equipped with high-efficiency atomizers.
Safebly is designed to be applied to any vehicle in circulation that has a seat belt. It can be easily integrated into the seat belt without requiring any system modification. Users will be able to continue using the belt as usual, with the added confidence of having a quick and effective release system in case of emergency.
Fresh water is very scarce in some regions of the World, especially in some desert areas like Africa and the Middle East, Developed Countries rely mostly on Water Desalination for human consumption.
This Project explains how to tow an Iceberg from Antarctica to the Middle East,
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2024 Entries
>> All
>> Aerospace & Defense
>> Automotive/Transportation
>> Medical
>> Electronics
>> Manufacturing & Materials
>> Robotics & Automation
>> Sustainable Technology
2024 Participants
2024 Results
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The following entries received the highest overall scores from the panel of judges.
They are listed in alphabetical order by title.
3D Printed Shape Conformable Solid State Batteries for Powering Next Gen Electronics
800 V, 50 A HV-Switch / e-Fuse
A Master Metric Predicting Lifespan
A New Treatment Approach for Spinal Cord Injury
A Novel Electric Propulsion Unit For Affordable Deep Space Exploration
A Salivary Test for Brain Health
A Simple Sensor for Detection of Ground from Water
A Wearable Ultrasound Cardiac Imager
A Wireless Wearable Ultrasound Patch for Deep Tissue Monitoring
AeroFeathers: 3D Printed Airfoils Inspired by the Quiet Flight of Owls
All-in-one Intuitive Platform for Low Noise Cryogenic Measurements Down to a Temperature of 3K
Amnova: Large Format Manufacturing of the Future
Anisotropic Thermal Material: Revolutionizing Battery Packing for Enhanced Safety and Efficiency
Bezalel - An Open-source 3D Printable Low-cost Tactile Display
Biodegradable Mycelium Packaging
BioRobotic Solution for Space Subsurface Exploration
Celcy - The Automated Nespresso of Food
Cleaning and Cooling to Safeguard Edge Vision Sensor Functionality
Continuous, Pain-Free Monitoring of Thyroid Hormones Using a Novel Biowearable
DigiScan: Early Warning for Pre-diabetes and Overall Health
Direct Seawater Electrolysis System with High-current-density Capability
Dynamic Drive Control Scheme for Energy-Efficient Electric Drive Systems
Easy Power Plus Hydrogen Disruptor Engine
EcoSmart™ Super Biodegradable, Bioactive, and Economical Food Packaging Film and Production Process
eDrone: a Flying Robot for Surveying Biodiversity in Hard-to-Reach Forest Canopies
Electrified Green Ammonia Synthesis
Eternium Aerospace Long Range Multi-role Electric Aircraft
EVAA - Ecological Vertical Agriculture Assistant
ExoMotus™ M4 Lower-limb Exoskeleton Robot
FDR Cross, the World’s First Two-in-one Fluoroscopy and Digital Radiography System
FluShield Antiviral Chicken Feed Additive
Ganaio High-Output Regenerative Damper
High-Power Electrostatic Actuators to Realize Artificial Muscles
Highly Maneuverable Electric VTOL Robotic Aircraft for Helicopter Impenetrable Environments
Hydrogen Electric Mainline Air Transport
Implantable and Wearable Artificial Kidney
Intuitive Human-Robot Collaboration through Example-Driven Learning
Ionic Mineral Technologies' Next-Generation Battery Material: The Nano-Silicon Solution
Liconic Power Unit for UAV Batteries Replacement
Liquid Air Energy Storage with CO2 Extraction
Marine Debris Collecting Remotely Operated Vehicle
Microfluidic Device to Simulate an in-vitro Blood Brain Barrier Model
Modular Encapsulated High Temperature Heat Pumps for Industrial Decarbonization
Nano-fibrous Biopaint for Zero-electricity Cooling
New Plastic-Metal Composite 3D Printing Technology
Non-Metallic Thermoplastic Infrared DX Fluid Heater/Boiler
Novel Electrical Steel Core Lamination Manufacturing Method
Novel Perovskite Glass Composite Enabling Coenzyme Regeneration
OptiAG - High Precision Irrigation & Fertilizer Application Framework for Optimal Agriculture
OrganEYEzer - High-throughput Sorting of Organoids
Parrot-inspired Robot for Mobile Tool Manipulation
Patchflow-Robotics for In-Pipe Leak Repair
PCB Probe Tester (PCBPT) - a Compact Desktop System that Helps with Automatic PCB Debugging
Pnoi-phone: a Breath-based Device for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Asthma
POPSafe™ Endotracheal Tubes - Preventing Accidental Anesthesia/Ventilator Disconnections
Proflex® Prometheus™ - the Ultimate in High Energy Delivery Fiber Optics
Self-deployable Parabolic Satellite Antennas Based on Shape Memory Materials
SI-LINK™ DFDF-5451 NT Faster Curing Ethylene-Silane Copolymer
Small USV for Near Shore Data Collection
Solar Thermal Absorption Cooling - The Hotter It Is, The Cooler It Gets
Solar-powered Transport Networks, Jpods
Solaris - Solar-Powered Hydrogen Peroxide Water Purification System
Solaro - The Autonomous Solar Cleaning Robot
Square Trajectory Mechanism for Self-Reconfigurable Modular Robotic Systems
Sustainable Low Emission Zero Degassing High Voltage Cable Insulation Compound
SwellSense: Creating 2.5D Interactions with Micro-capsule Paper
TenseFlatables: 3D Printed Tensegrity-Assisted Inflatable Structures
The HIPO™ Modules: a Better Solution for High Power EV Chargers
Ultra-lightweight Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Door Assembly
Ultrafast Optical Transistor and Data Encoding
UnOrthoDOKS: Unibody Orthotic Device for Osteoarthritis Knee Support
ZEDS - Zero Emission Driving System: Electric Motor with Magneto-rheological Braking Integration
Zulu Pods Are the World's First Decentralized Lubrication System
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