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Arm Rehabilitation Device for Stroke Victims Wins Open Innovation Competition

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A game-based arm rehabilitation device to restore and improve upper arm mobility of stroke victims and people with upper motor deficit.

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#1,551 – Smart Nora

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Snoring is something that affects all of us. Either because we know someone who snores or because we’re the guilty party ourselves. There have been attempts in the past at curing snoring but nothing has completely eliminated the problem to date. Until now that is. That’s because there’s a new product in the market that seems to actually be capable of curing snoring.

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#1,549 – Dark Power

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

There are a lot of things that we can harness power from. The wind. Flowing water. The sun’s rays. Not to mention splitting atoms and burning hydrocarbons. But that hasn’t stopped one man, Electrical engineer Aaswath Raman from the University of California in Los Angeles, from thinking of yet another potential source of power: darkness.

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#1,550 – Reprogrammable Ink

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

In the future you won’t have to apply a new coat of paint to your car or buy different shoes for different outfits. Instead you’ll be able to simply change their color at will thanks to a newly designed color changing spray created by MIT. As Futurism explains: “By combining cyan, magenta, and yellow dyes that react to light, the team created a special spray they call PhotoChromeleon, which can be applied to pretty much any surface, including shoes, toys and phone cases.̶

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.