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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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Meet the Sonic CAULKSCOPE©
The applicant:
1. is winner of numerous national awards for energy innovation, sustainability etc.
2. was the first to get solar product into big box retail
3. will use this prize to launch a $14 consumer oriented caulking aid into the Big Box building supply chain to save energy,
CAT (car adaptive tender)
It’s a mobile phone cradle that transforms your mobile into a personal car digital assistant.
The idea comes from the need of having a companion when you’re alone in your car.
CAT makes the use of your mobile functions safe and very simple: it suffices to insert your smart phone into and,
Air Splint with integral inflation pump
Problem: Current emergency medical air splints employ two methods for inflation. These are inflation by blowing through a straw or using an external pump. Both have drawbacks when trying to administer during an emergency situation. Both hands are required to inflate the splint, this process happens in the dark in many cases.
Current surface transportation technology contributes to over two-thirds of US petroleum consumption and nearly one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. Measures to decrease this reliance on petroleum will improve national security and decrease global climate change. Electric vehicles (EVs) offer such an opportunity, but challenges with battery capacity, rate of power delivery, and recharging requirements limit vehicle range,
If anything good could be said about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it would be that it has alerted us to our unpreparedness. It is my intention to remedy that with this device.
The device is designed so that when it is lowered into an open pipe and its threaded shaft is rotated,
The Problem: Traditional cooking fuels (wood/charcoal, coal, gas, oil, and electric) are becoming difficult to obtain. Fuel resources have either been depleted or have risen in cost, placing a substantial burden on the population throughout the global Sun Belt. The strain is felt among both the affluent regions and developing nations. Those living,
Alair aluminum-air battery for sustainable electricity production
This device is intended as a standalone electricity generator for off-grid living, in either developed or developing countries. It uses the chemical reaction:
4Al + 3O2 + 6H2O ? 4Al(OH)3
to produce 12 VDC electricity which is then inverted to produce either 120 VAC or 240 VAC output.
Cooling beverage (soft drink or beer) inside the can without using a refrigerator or ice or cooling box. A stored cooling gas in the can will be release to cool down the beverage when the person ready to have a cold one.
DisplayScore - LCD score viewer for Musicians
Have you gone to a concert? And did you see a musician make some effort to change the page of the score while playing the instrument? Well, this equipment is useful because the musician doesn't need to use his hands to change the page.
One of the most common automobile problems is thermostat failure. While the thermostat can be removed in an emergency, without the proper tools, especially the correct gasket, a roadside repair is impossible. With a side loaded cartridge thermostat,
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