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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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Presently, individuals with ASD have difficulty processing all the sensor information that they are subjected to. Current research indicates that, with respect to hearing, a person with ASD is not able to “filter out” what would be considered background noise to a person without ASD.
The Adaptive Medical Bed is an idea I came up with during my grandfather's battle with cancer. While in the Hospital, Rehab Center and Home Hospice I noticed numerous issues with moving him laterally and elevating a side or part of a side.
Vertical Axis Windmill
Vertical axis windmill with a unique design and a unique control mechanism
This design is very scalable from medium to large sizes. It has low maintenance costs because it can be serviced from the ground. Doesn't require a complex or hi maintenance braking system.
This invention is about a system that monitors driving habits, to be used by automotive insurance providers in safe-driving discount programs. The idea eliminates any of the privacy concerns associated with data loggers that are typically used in such programs,
The drone technology is becoming mature and reaching more popularity in public. The “fellow in the sky” concept emerges as an autonomous sports coach gathering data and taking pictures & videos during a sport session.
There is high demand for food on the Planet.
We need to produce a lot of grains and meat for the developing countries. Usually the ground in such countries is poor or there are deep forests everywhere.
To solve the task we can use the SkyChickenHouse, SkyPiggyHouse or SkyFishHouse.
A solar tracker is a device directing the solar panel or solar concentrator to the sunbeams, allowing to produce more energy during the day. Calculations showed that without tracker solar panel loses about 40% of electric power during the day.
Rapid Forest Fire Extinguisher
Fires in dry arid forests start very quickly. Even if these fires are detected quickly, by the time resources are deployed to the fire, the fire could already be out of control.
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