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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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CatOne
Rudder-less Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel
In order to be actually autonomous, small unmanned surface vessels need to avoid getting caught by floating objects (algae, plastic bags etc.). CatOne is a family of multi-purpose catamaran-robots aimed at performing, in total autonomy or under remote control, a large spread of missions.
Described herein is a design for a self-sustaining electro-mechanical mosquito larvae killer.
As is well known mosquito infestation is one of the leading killers of the indigenous population in many countries. Many chemical solutions are available for treating the local area but for various reasons are not used.
This system uses the changing water level in Lake Ontario to turn one or two turbines to generate electricity. This system is only viable because the canal is between the lake and a large harbour (over 16 million square meters in surface area). Obviously as the lake level rises and falls so does the level in the harbour.
As consumers switch to high efficiency LED-based light bulbs in their homes, an exciting possibility is created - color control!
Controlling color can be done with existing electrical wiring and minimal cost by replacing the wall switch in a particular room with a multifunction digital dimmer control. The control behaves similar to a traditional dimmer control,
Many people today, with the advent of artificial prosthetic devices such as knees and hips, will in time, as the prosthetic and bond ages, develop a need for long term usage of a cane or some other similar walking add.
The recipient demographics becoming younger with each passing year. Such that many at the midpoint of their lives,
Overview
The Walking Charger™ from Energy Harvesters LLC incorporates an innovative approach to collecting energy from human motion, using the pressure of the human footfall to drive a Faraday generator. This elegant design increases the power output, decreases the complexity, and improves reliability over existing designs.
Opportunity
Consumers are increasingly using mobile devices, and becoming dependent on them.
Land mines are often used to secure some area or to stop hostile soldiers. The standard explosive way of their use kills or harms people. It is not necessary anymore. It is long ago observed that vibrated sand behaves like fluid. And that is the essence of my innovation - an army can make vibrational mine fields.
A contact-type ultrasonic inspection system, mounted on a carriage that is pulled behind any hi-railer vehicle on a railroad track.
This is a much simpler all wheel drive motorcycle design than what is now used off-road with equivalent or better suspension characteristics than existing telescoping front suspensions. It is easier for an average rider to control on steep bumpy slopes, to surmount rocks and logs, and to maneuver in sand, mud, and snow.
News: "Officer Dragged to His Death...Traffic Stop: Pinned beneath vehicle operated by unlicensed 15-year-old." The Province, June 29, 2011
Traditionally a license is issued for operation of a particular vehicle. Disadvantages include that there is no way to know who is driving a particular vehicle. Therefore, if an owner lends her vehicle to a friend,
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