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NETrolyze, a novel immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), was named the $25,000 grand prize winner at a live finalist round held November 15 in New York. The first-in-class therapeutic injectable gel prevents the spread of TNBC, one of the most aggressive cancer types, enabling patients to avoid toxic chemotherapy and expensive treatments – potentially transforming their lives. Click here for the full list of 2024 winners. Also see the Top 100 highest scoring entries.
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Since Tech Briefs magazine launched the Create the Future Design contest in 2002 to recognize and reward engineering innovation, over 15,000 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 today.
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Special Report spotlights the eight top entries in 2023 as well as past winners whose ideas are now in the market, making a difference in the world.
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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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Automatic Video/Image transmission from a stolen or theft vehicle
When an intruder enters the car or vehicle, the camera mounted above the steering wheel will automatically start streaming the video/image of the intruder to the preloaded mobile/cell number.
The different sensors like pressure sensors,
Continuous blood pressure Monitoring and Signaling in case of emergency through 3G modem.
The system continuously monitors the blood pressure at predefined intervals and sends the blood pressure information to preloaded mobile number or to an emergency contact number, when ever the blood pressure goes beyond the normal range.
History has shown that electrostatic loudspeakers have a limited lifespan, and needs to be cleaned and repaired every now and then.
This electrostatic loudspeaker has a new design, totally
open and very easy to do maintenance on. The frame, painted red on the picture,
The hunger for conquering the waves led to invention of the boat, ship. The entire basic logic behind the moment of a ship in water is similar to the movements of fish and some sea birds.
The invention of the ship provided the path,
In the world of EMI-EMC there is an essential need to measure conducted as well as radiated RF power. Additionally, measurement of RF power is required for design, development and maintenance of various systems of communications; radar etc.
NATURAL COOLING
In countries with hot climatea the air conditioners of cars are mostly used for cooling the temperature inside the cars. This adds to comfort but at a cost. The mileage is reduced which directly adds cost to the owner of the car.
Sustainable energy sources, like wind and solar, are not as easily controlled as coal and oil. Powering the American economy off its environment requires an advanced computer system pulling in massive amounts of data, churning that data into a national model predicting both energy supply and need,
The Rotational Induction Engine is an electromagnetic induction engine that provides a proper alternative solution to internal combustion engines. Derived from linear induction and linear synchronous motors, the linear motion of electromagnetic propulsion seen on many standing- launch roller coasters can also be used to propel vehicles.
There are approximately 1.8 million manual wheelchair users in the United States and the population is expected to grow at a rate of 10% annually. Seventy five percent of wheelchair users rely on manual wheelchairs.
A practical solution to sealing the Gulf’s Deepwater Horizon’s Leak and the Tool that needs to be in the future toolbox of oil and other companies.
Described is a practical, fully robotic solution for the Gulf’s Deepwater Horizon’s well leak.
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