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class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <div class="card-body overflow-hidden"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/f_auto,q_auto:best/v1726619837/ctf/extra/badges/2024/top_100.jpg' class='w-35 lazyload blur-up' width='3' height='200' alt='' /><p>Innovation</p> <p>The soft robotic jellyfish stands out due to its bioinspired design, mimicking the natural propulsion mechanisms of real jellyfish. This design utilizes submersible impellor pumps connected to each hydraulic network actuator group within the jellyfish, creating an efficient and novel propulsion system.</p> <p> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13221" itemprop="url">READ MORE <i class="fas fa-angle-right ms-2"></i></a></p></div></div></div> <div class="card-footer w-100 font-weight-normal py-2 text-muted">   <div class="d-flex"> <div class="flex-fill" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemref="thisauthor"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://contest.techbriefs.com/profile?user=121929"/> <a href="/profile?user=121929"> <span itemprop="name">Maohua Lin</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span itemprop="addressLocality">Boca Raton</span>, <span itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Country"> <span itemprop="name">United States</span> </span> </span></div> <div class="flex-fill px-2"> <a href="/2024/top-votes">Votes</a>: 11<br/>Views: 1251</div> <div class="flex-fill"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials"> <span itemprop="articleSection">Manufacturing & Materials</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="datePublished" content="2024-07-09">Jul 9, 2024</span></div></div>   </div></div></div> <div class="" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="blog-entry card mb-4"> <div class="card-header bg-primary"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13187-0708-053408-contemporary-dum-biryani-cooker" itemprop="url"> <h2 class="font-weight-normal mb-0 text-white"> Contemporary Dum Biryani Cooker</h2> </a></div> <div class="row g-0"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13187"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_4:3,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_500/v1720457115/ctf/entries/2024/070853408-COOKER1.jpg' class='card-img rounded-0 border-end lazyload blur-up' width='500' alt='' /></a></div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <div class="card-body overflow-hidden"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/f_auto,q_auto:best/v1726587043/ctf/extra/badges/2024/most_popular.jpg' class='w-35 lazyload blur-up' width='3' height='200' alt='' /><p>Dum is a cooking technique that involves cooking slowly over low heat in large heavy bottomed sealed vessel after placing the ingredients in the vessel,</p> <p> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13187" itemprop="url">READ MORE <i class="fas fa-angle-right ms-2"></i></a></p></div></div></div> <div class="card-footer w-100 font-weight-normal py-2 text-muted">   <div class="d-flex"> <div class="flex-fill" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemref="thisauthor"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://contest.techbriefs.com/profile?user=123340"/> <a href="/profile?user=123340"> <span itemprop="name">Manaswini K</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span itemprop="addressLocality">Puducherry</span>, <span itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Country"> <span itemprop="name">India</span> </span> </span></div> <div class="flex-fill px-2"> <a href="/2024/top-votes">Votes</a>: 395<br/>Views: 6920</div> <div class="flex-fill"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials"> <span itemprop="articleSection">Manufacturing & Materials</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="datePublished" content="2024-07-08">Jul 8, 2024</span></div></div>   </div></div></div> <div class="" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="blog-entry card mb-4"> <div class="card-header bg-primary"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13154-0703-113855-one-part-epoxy-changes-from-red-to-clear-under-uv-light" itemprop="url"> <h2 class="font-weight-normal mb-0 text-white"> One Part Epoxy Changes from Red to Clear Under UV Light</h2> </a></div> <div class="row g-0"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13154"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_4:3,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_500/v1720064661/ctf/entries/2024/0703113855-UV15RCL.jpg' class='card-img rounded-0 border-end lazyload blur-up' width='500' alt='' /></a></div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <div class="card-body overflow-hidden"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/f_auto,q_auto:best/v1726619837/ctf/extra/badges/2024/top_100.jpg' class='w-35 lazyload blur-up' width='3' height='200' alt='' /><p>Master Bond UV15RCL is a low viscosity, cationic type UV curing system with a special color changing feature. The originally red material changes to clear once exposed to UV light; indicating that there is UV light access across the adhesive material.</p> <p> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13154" itemprop="url">READ MORE <i class="fas fa-angle-right ms-2"></i></a></p></div></div></div> <div class="card-footer w-100 font-weight-normal py-2 text-muted">   <div class="d-flex"> <div class="flex-fill" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemref="thisauthor"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://contest.techbriefs.com/profile?user=122570"/> <a href="/profile?user=122570"> <span itemprop="name">Rohit Ramnath</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span itemprop="addressLocality">Hackensack</span>, <span itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Country"> <span itemprop="name">United States</span> </span> </span></div> <div class="flex-fill px-2"> <a href="/2024/top-votes">Votes</a>: 8<br/>Views: 425</div> <div class="flex-fill"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials"> <span itemprop="articleSection">Manufacturing & Materials</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="datePublished" content="2024-07-03">Jul 3, 2024</span></div></div>   </div></div></div> <div class="" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="blog-entry card mb-4"> <div class="card-header bg-primary"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13148-0702-142645-obtaining-bioplastic-products-from-reed-raw-materials" itemprop="url"> <h2 class="font-weight-normal mb-0 text-white"> Obtaining Bioplastic Products From Reed Raw Materials</h2> </a></div> <div class="row g-0"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13148"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_4:3,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_500/v1721032283/ctf/entries/2024/0702142645-IMG_20240702_231805_645.jpg' class='card-img rounded-0 border-end lazyload blur-up' width='500' alt='' /></a></div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <div class="card-body overflow-hidden"> <p>Bioplastic is a product that is free of chemical substances or plastic polymers and is produced based on natural materials. Nowadays,bioplastic is mainly produced from potato and corn raw materials around the world. Nevertheless,the bioplastic industry accounts for only 3 percent of the plastic industry. In our project,</p> <p> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13148" itemprop="url">READ MORE <i class="fas fa-angle-right ms-2"></i></a></p></div></div></div> <div class="card-footer w-100 font-weight-normal py-2 text-muted">   <div class="d-flex"> <div class="flex-fill" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemref="thisauthor"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://contest.techbriefs.com/profile?user=122596"/> <a href="/profile?user=122596"> <span itemprop="name">Habibullo Fayziyev</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span itemprop="addressLocality">Termiz City</span>, <span itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Country"> <span itemprop="name">Uzbekistan</span> </span> </span></div> <div class="flex-fill px-2"> <a href="/2024/top-votes">Votes</a>: 17<br/>Views: 685</div> <div class="flex-fill"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials"> <span itemprop="articleSection">Manufacturing & Materials</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="datePublished" content="2024-07-02">Jul 2, 2024</span></div></div>   </div></div></div> <div class="" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="blog-entry card mb-4"> <div class="card-header bg-primary"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13101-0701-181807-a-major-breakthrough-in-global-climate-goals" itemprop="url"> <h2 class="font-weight-normal mb-0 text-white"> A Major Breakthrough in Global Climate Goals</h2> </a></div> <div class="row g-0"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13101"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_4:3,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_500/v1719946400/ctf/entries/2024/0701181807-bridge_.png' class='card-img rounded-0 border-end lazyload blur-up' width='500' alt='' /></a></div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <div class="card-body overflow-hidden"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/f_auto,q_auto:best/v1726355809/ctf/extra/badges/2024/honorable_mention.jpg' class='w-35 lazyload blur-up' width='3' height='200' alt='' /><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/f_auto,q_auto:best/v1726619837/ctf/extra/badges/2024/top_100.jpg' class='w-35 lazyload blur-up' width='3' height='200' alt='' /><p>NanoArchitech integrates chemistry, biology, engineering, physics, and architecture evolved into advanced green cement alternatives designed to resolve global CO¬2 emissions and provide resilience against the climate crisis with antimicrobial composites.</p> <p>We make a faster, lighter, and indestructible surface material to protect buildings, infrastructure, and even underwater pipelines, coral reefs,</p> <p> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13101" itemprop="url">READ MORE <i class="fas fa-angle-right ms-2"></i></a></p></div></div></div> <div class="card-footer w-100 font-weight-normal py-2 text-muted">   <div class="d-flex"> <div class="flex-fill" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemref="thisauthor"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://contest.techbriefs.com/profile?user=96844"/> <a href="/profile?user=96844"> <span itemprop="name">Jan Thoren</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span itemprop="addressLocality">Gilroy</span>, <span itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Country"> <span itemprop="name">United States</span> </span> </span></div> <div class="flex-fill px-2"> <a href="/2024/top-votes">Votes</a>: 0<br/>Views: 363</div> <div class="flex-fill"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials"> <span itemprop="articleSection">Manufacturing & Materials</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="datePublished" content="2024-07-01">Jul 1, 2024</span></div></div>   </div></div></div> <div class="" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="blog-entry card mb-4"> <div class="card-header bg-primary"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13066-0701-121933-waste-reduction-and-recycling-in-manufactured-slag" itemprop="url"> <h2 class="font-weight-normal mb-0 text-white"> Waste Reduction and Recycling in Manufactured Slag</h2> </a></div> <div class="row g-0"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13066"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_4:3,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_500/v1719936094/ctf/entries/2024/0701121933-wood_recycle.jpg' class='card-img rounded-0 border-end lazyload blur-up' width='500' alt='' /></a></div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <div class="card-body overflow-hidden"> <p>In order to lessen the negative effects of industrial processes on the environment, waste reduction and recycling of manufactured slag are essential elements of sustainable manufacturing. Slag is a byproduct that is produced when metals are smelted. It is mainly produced when metal is separated from its ore.</p> <p> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13066" itemprop="url">READ MORE <i class="fas fa-angle-right ms-2"></i></a></p></div></div></div> <div class="card-footer w-100 font-weight-normal py-2 text-muted">   <div class="d-flex"> <div class="flex-fill" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemref="thisauthor"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://contest.techbriefs.com/profile?user=122322"/> <a href="/profile?user=122322"> <span itemprop="name">Gayathiri V</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span itemprop="addressLocality">Erode</span>, <span itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Country"> <span itemprop="name">India</span> </span> </span></div> <div class="flex-fill px-2"> <a href="/2024/top-votes">Votes</a>: 2<br/>Views: 359</div> <div class="flex-fill"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials"> <span itemprop="articleSection">Manufacturing & Materials</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="datePublished" content="2024-07-01">Jul 1, 2024</span></div></div>   </div></div></div> <div class="" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="blog-entry card mb-4"> <div class="card-header bg-primary"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13047-0701-090600-rhobarr-tm-barrier-dispersions-platform" itemprop="url"> <h2 class="font-weight-normal mb-0 text-white"> RHOBARR(TM) Barrier Dispersions Platform</h2> </a></div> <div class="row g-0"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13047"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_4:3,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_500/v1719853250/ctf/entries/2024/070190600-RHOBARR_demo.png' class='card-img rounded-0 border-end lazyload blur-up' width='500' alt='' /></a></div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <div class="card-body overflow-hidden"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/f_auto,q_auto:best/v1726279223/ctf/extra/badges/2024/category_prize.jpg' class='w-35 lazyload blur-up' width='3' height='200' alt='' /><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/f_auto,q_auto:best/v1726619837/ctf/extra/badges/2024/top_100.jpg' class='w-35 lazyload blur-up' width='3' height='200' alt='' /><p>Brand owners and consumers continue to demand more sustainable options for single-use food packaging. Paper-based packaging offers an attractive solution because it is a renewable raw material that can be processed within existing recycling infrastructure. However,</p> <p> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13047" itemprop="url">READ MORE <i class="fas fa-angle-right ms-2"></i></a></p></div></div></div> <div class="card-footer w-100 font-weight-normal py-2 text-muted">   <div class="d-flex"> <div class="flex-fill" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemref="thisauthor"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://contest.techbriefs.com/profile?user=121099"/> <a href="/profile?user=121099"> <span itemprop="name">Allyson Marianelli</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span itemprop="addressLocality">Collegeville</span>, <span itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Country"> <span itemprop="name">United States</span> </span> </span></div> <div class="flex-fill px-2"> <a href="/2024/top-votes">Votes</a>: 0<br/>Views: 1024</div> <div class="flex-fill"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials"> <span itemprop="articleSection">Manufacturing & Materials</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="datePublished" content="2024-07-01">Jul 1, 2024</span></div></div>   </div></div></div> <div class="" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="blog-entry card mb-4"> <div class="card-header bg-primary"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13038-0701-023045-folding-and-unfolding-type-ceiling-fan-canopy" itemprop="url"> <h2 class="font-weight-normal mb-0 text-white"> Folding and Unfolding Type Ceiling Fan Canopy</h2> </a></div> <div class="row g-0"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13038"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_4:3,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_500/v1719844128/ctf/entries/2024/070123045-Fan_canopy.jpg' class='card-img rounded-0 border-end lazyload blur-up' width='500' alt='' /></a></div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <div class="card-body overflow-hidden"> <p>Description:</p> <p>This invention discloses a novel Easy-Change Fan Canopy designed to streamline the replacement of existing fan canopies and improve fan longevity. The Easy-Change Canopy addresses a common challenge encountered with conventional fan canopies, which necessitate the disassembly of the entire fan unit for canopy replacement. Additionally,</p> <p> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13038" itemprop="url">READ MORE <i class="fas fa-angle-right ms-2"></i></a></p></div></div></div> <div class="card-footer w-100 font-weight-normal py-2 text-muted">   <div class="d-flex"> <div class="flex-fill" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemref="thisauthor"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://contest.techbriefs.com/profile?user=122147"/> <a href="/profile?user=122147"> <span itemprop="name">Tejas Thete</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span itemprop="addressLocality">Ahmednagar</span>, <span itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Country"> <span itemprop="name">India</span> </span> </span></div> <div class="flex-fill px-2"> <a href="/2024/top-votes">Votes</a>: 1<br/>Views: 318</div> <div class="flex-fill"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials"> <span itemprop="articleSection">Manufacturing & Materials</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="datePublished" content="2024-07-01">Jul 1, 2024</span></div></div>   </div></div></div> <div class="" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="blog-entry card mb-4"> <div class="card-header bg-primary"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13024-0630-133229-spoon-on-lid" itemprop="url"> <h2 class="font-weight-normal mb-0 text-white"> Spoon on Lid</h2> </a></div> <div class="row g-0"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13024"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_4:3,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_500/v1719850473/ctf/entries/2024/0630133229-IMG_20240630_195047.jpg' class='card-img rounded-0 border-end lazyload blur-up' width='500' alt='' /></a></div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <div class="card-body overflow-hidden"> <p>A food container lid that contains a cutlery incorporated into the internal part, the cutlery folds on itself so that when the lid is opened it unfolds reaching the length of the container. In the prototype I made, I designed it for a baby food container,</p> <p> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13024" itemprop="url">READ MORE <i class="fas fa-angle-right ms-2"></i></a></p></div></div></div> <div class="card-footer w-100 font-weight-normal py-2 text-muted">   <div class="d-flex"> <div class="flex-fill" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemref="thisauthor"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://contest.techbriefs.com/profile?user=122155"/> <a href="/profile?user=122155"> <span itemprop="name">Meyer Abadi</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/PostalAddress"> <span itemprop="addressLocality">Ashdod</span>, <span itemprop="addressCountry" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Country"> <span itemprop="name">Israel</span> </span> </span></div> <div class="flex-fill px-2"> <a href="/2024/top-votes">Votes</a>: 0<br/>Views: 325</div> <div class="flex-fill"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials"> <span itemprop="articleSection">Manufacturing & Materials</span> </a> <br/> <span itemprop="datePublished" content="2024-06-30">Jun 30, 2024</span></div></div>   </div></div></div> <div class="" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="blog-entry card mb-4"> <div class="card-header bg-primary"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13012-0630-104440-lightweight-roof-made-of-natural-material-that-will-last-for-centuries" itemprop="url"> <h2 class="font-weight-normal mb-0 text-white"> Lightweight Roof Made of Natural Material That Will Last for Centuries</h2> </a></div> <div class="row g-0"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <a href="/2024/entries/manufacturing-and-materials/13012"> <img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/tbmg/ar_4:3,c_thumb,g_auto:subject,f_auto,q_auto/c_limit,w_500/v1719911196/ctf/entries/2024/0630104440-Photo.jpg' class='card-img rounded-0 border-end lazyload blur-up' width='500' alt='' /></a></div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <div class="card-body overflow-hidden"> <p>Throughout my life the roof of the house I live in has been updated three times. A similar situation can be observed in my neighbors. 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