Mouser Electronics, represented in South Africa by TRX Electronics, is once again sponsoring the 13th annual ‘Create the Future’ design contest, a challenge to engineers and students worldwide to create the next great thing.
Produced by Tech Briefs Media Group, the contest sees Mouser join Analog Devices, Intel and Comsol as title sponsors.
The grand prize winner will receive global recognition and a cash prize of $20 000 for an innovative product that benefits society and the economy. Previous contests have produced more than 10 000 design ideas from engineers, entrepreneurs and students in more than 100 countries. Entries are being accepted now through 1 July 2015, and can be submitted through the official website http://contest.techbriefs.com, which also contains information on contest rules, judging criteria etc.
Previous grand prize winning entries include a key fob-sized device that makes smartphones ‘smarter’ by enabling consumers to run a variety of low-cost sensing applications; an economical, rapid screening device to prevent food-borne illness; a wheelchair propulsion system designed to increase the user’s mobility while decreasing upper body, repetitive stress injuries; a mechanism that makes CPR easy and safe for anyone to perform; a fuel-saving motor/pump for cars and trucks; a low-cost in-vehicle emergency warning system; and a new type of energy-efficient lighting.
The grand prize winner will be chosen from the winners in seven entry categories: aerospace and defence, automotive/transportation, consumer products, electronics, machinery/automation/robotics, medical, and sustainable technologies. Contest entries can be submitted by an individual or a team, and an independent industry panel will judge the entries.
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