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Jared
 
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The Kite patch will offer an alternative to toxic sprays, and a new way to fight the spread of diseases, by using a blend of ingredients that make humans invisible to mosquitoes. The device will be a disposable square only 1.5 inches on each side and will be meant to be worn on the clothing. The patch will be embedded with a proprietary blend of non-toxic, FDA approved compounds that will disrupt the mosquitoes' ability to track humans through exhaled carbon dioxide. Each patch...
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Alice
 
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A tooth-embedded sensor could help people with low will-power break the habits of smoking, drinking or overeating. The device will consist of a tiny circuit board that will be embedded inside a tooth, dentures or dental brace. The sensor will be able to recognize a variety of jaw motions, including those that indicate chewing, smoking or drinking. An accelerometer on the device will allow it to send the data to a smartphone. The device will be powered by an external battery...
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Dr. Gibbson
 
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07/18/2013
By analyzing the odors in urine, the Odoreader will be able to detect the early signs of bladder cancer with a 100 percent success rate. Though dogs can be trained to sniff out the biomarkers of disease, they are not always practical for use in hospitals. The Odoreader will be equipped with a sensor system that will detect the chemicals in the gas emitted by urine. By analyzing the gas and its chemicals, the Odoreader system will then create a profile of the urine that will...
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Jocker
 
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The idea is to develop a set of earbuds that will provide a non-invasive method of monitoring pressure inside the skull. Usually, intercranial pressure is measured by drilling a hole in the skill and inserting a catheter--a process that is both expensive and somewhat risky, and therefore used only in serious cases. The earbuds, in contrast, will be used in cases that won't require such extreme procedures, but will still benefit from pressure monitoring. The earbuds will...
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Max
 
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Using gold nano particles on top of a PVC substrate, I suggest building a new type of cheap, flexible sensor that will simultaneously detect pressure, humidity and temperature with surprising accuracy. While current kinds of e-skin detect only touch, the invention can simultaneously sense touch, humidity, and temperature, as real skin can do. Additionally, the new system will be at least 10 times more sensitive in touch than the currently existing touch-based e-skin systems. ...
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Dr. Gibbson
 
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A new cardiovascular monitoring device will aim to improve cardiovascular health monitoring with unobtrusive designs. It can be carried or worn by patients as they go about their daily routine, with the collected data able to be transmitted wirelessly to healthcare professionals and family members. The device will take the form of a strap worn around the torso to provide continuous electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring, heart rate, physical activity and skin temperature. Wires,...
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Patrik
 
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A chip able to detect viruses or diseases from a single drop of blood could soon make easier, and quicker, for doctors to complete their diagnoses. The individual devices will be spaced six microns apart - the same size as a single cell. Their structure will be based around carbon nanotubes, which are crucial in detecting the presence of the cells. Sensors within the device will measure the electrical properties of the blood cells, which will allow the team to detect variances and,...
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Jared
 
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A new blood pressure sensor about the size of a wristwatch should help ease the discomfort of patients who require continual blood pressure monitoring. The device will be worn comfortably on the wrist, where it will measure the patient's blood pressure with an array of sensors. The sensors will monitor the contact pressure, pulse and blood flow on the surface of the skin near the wrist. To account for the variances of pressure that will occur naturally on the surface of the...
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Jared
 
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06/25/2013
The breathalyzer watch will tell you when Happy Hour starts as well as when it's time to stop drinking. The watch will feature a built-in breathalyzer that can be accessed by uncapping a hole on the side of the watch and breathing over it for five seconds. The watch will then respond with a color-coded screen: green for no alcohol detected, yellow for still within legal limits, and red if legally drunk, and the results will also be displayed a bit more precisely by a bar graph. ...
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Dr. Gibbson
 
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It is possible to create foam that could help protect the brain from vascular aneurysms with less risks than current methods. The foam is biocompatible polyurethane-based shape memory polymer foam. The foam can be made into a primary shape, and then transformed into a new shape when subjected to an increase in temperature. This allows the foam to be inserted into the aneurysm site in a smaller, crimped shape, where it can be triggered to expand with a shot of laser light from an...