Edible Drones? Yes.
Drones are often used for unmanned transport tasks, such as delivering food and medical supplies to people in emergency situations. Currently, commercial drones can typically only carry 10% to 30% of their own mass as Read More
2023
Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) Innovation Challenge
Due: June 23, 2023 Pitch and showcase your technologies to key military and industry leadership addressing the nation’s top Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) opportunities. TechConnect, in cooperation with the Vertical Lift Consortium and the Read More
Advancements In Sub-Surface Detection and Inspection Technologies
Due: June 29, 2023 Dundee Precious Metals, a Canadian exploration and mining company with sites around the globe, is interested in next-generation technologies to enhance its operations. Specifically, the company is interested in technologies which Read More
MIT Creates A High Sensory Robotic Hand
A team at MIT has created a robotic hand with high-tough resolution sensing that can accurately identify an object after just one grasp. The device – called the GelSight EndoFlex – features robotic fingers with Read More
Packaging Innovations For Product Integrity
Due: June 2, 2023 Packaging can identify products, keep them separated from one another, and protect them from transportation or environmental damage. TechConnect’s client, a Fortune 500 consumer goods company, seeks innovative new packaging technologies Read More
Germany Proves Brewery Waste Can Help With Energy Storage
A team from Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany are working with partners from Spain to test brewer’s spent grain as a bio-source for the production of materials for electrochemical energy storage systems. They were Read More
Air Turned To Energy
Researchers from the Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute in Australia have discovered an enzyme capable of transforming air into energy. The enzyme uses small amounts of hydrogen in the air to generate an electrical current. Read More
Contact Lenses Can Now Implement Augmented Reality
The Smart 3D Printing Research Team at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) along with a team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a core 3D printing process technology for Read More
Process Innovations For Curing Of Molded Polymers
Due May 12, 2023 TechConnect’s client, a global consumer goods company with billions in annual revenue, manufactures products made of organic compounds which are shaped in small molds, roughly 5-15 cm3in volume. The products are Read More
Diagnosing Cancer With A Simple Blood Test
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a new device that can detect and analyze cancer cells solely from blood samples. The Static Droplet Microfluidic device would enable doctors to both avoid Read More