Announcing Our 2024 Finalists
Congratulations to the seven finalists who will be competing for the Grand Prize during a live presentation round in November:
AstroAnt: A Miniature Symbiotic Robotic Serving on the Outside Surfaces of Spacecraft, Rovers, and Landers for Inspection and Diagnostic Tasks
Cosmetic Silica Upcycled from Rice Husk as Natural Alternative to Microplastic Powders
Laser-Generated Anti-Icing and Anti-Fogging Transparent Materials
Multi-Modal Traffic Detection System
NETrolyze: A Novel Immunotherapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
RHOBARR Barrier Dispersions Platform
Thin-Film Thermoelectric Cooling Device
Watch this space for more announcements, including the Top 100 entries and Top Ten most popular.
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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.
Click here to read moreA ‘Create the Future’ Winner Featured on ‘Here’s an Idea’
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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Made from the best grade stainless steel to bring you HOT water for all purposes anywhere you are. Camping, on the beach or on a construction site too easy.
Using stainless steel piping with a few welds this structure is strong and robust.
This is a model of a driver side panel for Indian trucks which has been done on CATIA to meet Indian truck needs of cabin variants.
The challenge to design the rear suspension of a rear wheel drive sports car has always been one of optimizing the position of both wheels and therefore the contact patch of the tires in order to obtain the maximum possible limit acceleration.
Product Description
Rocken’s first innovative product is the world’s first helmet with a fully integrated visor capable of sealing against the face of the skier. When deployed within the field of view, the visor seals against the face to prevent cold wind from seeping in.
Today’s army relies on the water that it carries or acquires from the sources available within the areas of its operation. Water is both heavy and heavily used.
Each day millions of cars, motorcycles, trucks, aircraft and other forms of transportation emit brake dust and wear debris into the atmosphere from friction material as brakes are applied to slow and stop vehicles. I am commercializing a new green technology that has not been addressed previously.
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-IMAGINE A GEAR THAT EXPANDED AND CONTRACTED AUTOMATICALLY
-IMAGINE A SERIES OF GEARS THAT COULD CHANGE THEIR RATIO IN UNICINE
-IMAGINE THESE GEARS WOULD SHRINK AND EXPAND, DEPENDING ON LOAD INPUT!
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YES, TRULY AUTOMATIC GEARSHIFTING!.
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A shower that saves resources without restrictions
People want to conserve resources but without feeling that too much sacrifice is required. All water-saving showers restrict the flow and reduce the quality of the experience.
Suits for men and women are taken as examples of complex human clothes. Usually garments shops offer 4-7 different sizes of suits designed for standard people. No wonder, that many of them are left unsold wasting resources and money as standard people are not exist.
AIRPLANES TOO HEAVY....TOO WEAK...?
WELL, HOW ABOUT A BUBBLED ALUMINUM FUSELAGE?
CAR COMPONENTS? SUSPENSION? FRAME?
BUBBLED STEEL?
AN ENTIRE ENGINE BLOCK MADE OF BUBBLED METAL!
COMPLETE WITH THE BEST COOLING SYSTEM THAT YOU HAVE EVER SEEN! A WORT CHILLER AROUND EACH CYLINDER.
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