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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 "Level with Built-in Line Drawing Mechanism" is a simple improvement to the standard carpenter's level to enable easy line marking. Often when standing on a ladder, trying to hold a level still, and then attempting to scribe a line on the wall,
LONG RANGE FIRE DETECTION AND RESPONSE
WITH UNIQUE OPTICAL DETECTOR
Approximately five billion dollars in US revenue is lost annually due to open area fires. Millions of acres of forest, many buildings and other properties are destroyed. Tragically, many brave firefighters and countless wildlife are lost.
The proposed design will prevent and reduce injuries and destruction in road accidents in specific locations and settings. It will also help in improving public safety and security in road accidents. It may also lead to other product development if ICT and advanced materials are incorporated.
Stop the Leak II - The 'Improved' Junk Shot of Decreasing Diameters
As of 5/29/10, the 'Top Kill / Junk Shot' method of trying to stop the leak has not worked. They've tried golf balls, rope, and assorted other stuff--not very scientific.
My entry is a remote controlled laser sight that indicates the position of the forks on a forklift. (Source http://www.forklifttrainingsite.com.
This system works as a straw. When you put the finger at the straw’s upper end, the liquid does not drop because of the air pressure. Fig 1 presents the system at quiet state. We organize the set so it takes the lesser space on board.
The main purpose of an intelligent stick for the visually challenged is to identify the obstacles in front of the visually impaired and also to locate the positions of different objects placed in his living room. Moreover,
HSOA puts human health care at the center of its preoccupation. Nowadays, people let their health worsen for many reasons: waste of time in emergency rooms, too few medical workers, fear or feeling ashamed to take medical tests. As a result,
Imagine having a ball with an input shaft and an output shaft that you can move to almost any position and still supply a constant power to the output shaft, even while moving.
It's easy to find a 90 degree gearbox.
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