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JULLS appears as single form-factor of Light-set that could be equipped with interchangeable lights and other equipment of standard size for different goals.
Form-factor and design of JULLS could provide more efficiency and economy of resources in processes of prototyping, producing, supplying, exploitation and repairing or changing of vehicles lights and of vehicles, equipped with JULLS.
While technology is constantly giving us new ways of doing things, there are some things that inflexibly stay the same. Take the good old cardboard box, for example: 90 percent of all products shipped are still sent using some type of cardboard packaging.
As we all know, mosquitoes are carriers of all sort of undesirable things. Don’t need to remind you of the latent possible comeback of Sika virus to our lands as temperatures get warmer and the vector population increases. Hence we should fight back with all we've got and if we don’
Exciter
The "Exciter" is an unlimited high density power source, ( not a power converter )... for application where electrical energy is required. The design may be used for home heating , water purification , electricity production also to motivate an electric automobile that will provide unlimited range and "on demand" service.. ( no battery charging ...
State of the Art, Novel Technology, Featured Project Development / Space, Satellite and Habitat, Power-Plant, Generator, Self-Feed Unit; H2O=>HHO=>H2O=>HHO=>Etc... *4 Systems All in One Unit, One By One, Plus Four-4 Projects added One to Other; *·1-Gearturbine, ·2-Imploturbocompressor, ·3-Dynamic Generator, ·4-Electrolysis System:
·1-GEARTURBINE; Rotary-Turbo-InFlow Tech,
The total farm system is an integrated, regenerative system of production designed to turn towns and city districts into socially and ecologically sustainable autonomous units of production. It is a farm, factory, power station, reservoir, waste recycling plant and education/research facility with all its functions interoperating as a closed loop system.
I hold the IP portfolio surrounding the space of GPS/LBS enabled keys, also trademarked "SafeKey".
SafeKey is best understood as "OnStar on your keys." SafeKey places a GPS personal locator panic button on the common key, at an enterprise/supplier level - it is instant safety at everyone's fingertips.
Motivation:
Heat pump systems are super efficient compared to most other heating systems such as electric resistance heating. The coefficient of performance of heat pumps is usually 2~3 while that of electric resistance heating is 1. In the era of electric vehicle, the goal of vehicle thermal management is not only keeping the cabin at suitable temperature,
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
HI-LIGHT - Solar Thermal Chemical Reactor Technology for Converting CO2 to Hydrocarbons
Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao, Jessica Akemi Cimada da Silva, David Erickson, and Tobias Hanrath, Cornell University; Jason Salfi and Clayton Poppe, Dimensional Energy, Ithaca, NY, USA
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE CATEGORY WINNER
Airfoil Performance Monitor (APM)
John Maris, Puthy Soupin, Ludovic Laberge, and Marie-Hélène Larose, Marinvent Corporation, Saint-Bruno, Quebec, Canada
Honorable Mention – Aerospace & Defense Category
Development of Breathing System for Divers Based Upon Separation of Dissolved Air from Water
Alan Bodner, Zichron Yaakov, Tsafon, Israel
Hybrid Miller Cycle Rotary HCCI Engine for RQ-7 Class Drones
Roderick Newstrom, Garland, TX, USA
Space Exploration for All Using FemtoSats
Jekan Thangavelautham, Aman Chandra, Mercedes Herreras-Martinez, Andrew Warren, and Erik Asphaug, Arizona State University – SpaceTREx, Tempe, AZ, USA
Ultra-High-Speed Magnetically Levitated Reaction Wheels for Small Satellites
Arda Tuysuz, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY WINNER
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Super Truck
George Sturmon, Edward Murray, Susan Schmidt, Joshua Medling, and Glenn Harris, Enviro-Cool, Sullivan, MO, USA
Honorable Mention – Automotive/Transportation Category
SHOT - Lightweight Engine Starting System Without Battery/Starter
Michel Bernier, BRP, Quebec, Canada/Ski-Doo Engineering Team – USA, Canada and Austria
Plasma Deposition of Metal in Composite Panels
Erik Weiser, Roberto Cano, Brian Jensen, and Stephen Hales, NASA Langley Research Center; Joel Alexa, Lockheed Martin, Hampton, VA USA
Lightweight, Wear Resistant Metal Matrix Composite Brake Rotors
Lori Bracamonte and James Withers, ATS-MER, LLC, Tucson, AZ, USA
RADIALcvt (Continuously Variable Transmission)
Jan Naude, Varibox CVT Technologies, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
CONSUMER PRODUCTS CATEGORY WINNER
Conformal Battery
Russell Kittel, Krista Smith, Kathryn Chamberlain, Steve Risser, Christopher Jackson, and Megan Moore, Battelle, Columbus, OH, USA
Honorable Mention – Consumer Products Category
GAIA
Brent Chase, GAIA, Columbia, MD, USA
IAGIES - Impact Absorbing Gel Infused Exoskeleton
Melissa Chavez, Justin McGinnity, Cody Piercey, and Tanil Ozkan, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
SignAloud
Thomas Pryor, SignAloud, Seattle, WA, USA
SkyRunner
Stewart Hamel, SkyRunner, LLC, Shreveport, LA, USA
ELECTRONICS/SENSORS/IoT CATEGORY WINNER
Integrated Multi-Color Light Emitting Device Made with Hybrid Crystal Structure
Yeonjoon Park, National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), and Sang Choi, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Honorable Mention – Electronics/Sensors/IoT Category
World’s First Cost-effective Multispectral Sensor-on-Chip Solutions
Tom Griffiths, ams AG, Austin, TX, USA
Portable Rapid Sensor for Detection of E. Coli in Water
Parmiss Mojir Shaibani and Amirreza Sohrabi, Roshan Water Solutions, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Hearo - Internet of Sound
Hakan Lidbo and Max Bjorverud, Libido Music AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Environmental Sensing in the IoT with BME680: Unlimited Applications Become Possible
Silvia Mayer and Thomas Block, Bosch Sensortec, Reutlingen, Land Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
MACHINERY/AUTOMATION/ROBOTICS CATEGORY WINNER
EJBot: Versatile Climbing Robot for Industrial Vessel Inspection
Mohamed Gouda Alkalla and Mohamed Fanni, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Ad-daqahliyah, Egypt
Honorable Mention – Machinery/Automation/Robotics Category
Synchronous Reluctance Machine
Douglas Richard, DDU Magnetics, Lynwood, IL, USA
Orbitless Drive
Leo Stocco, Orbitless Drives Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Development of Multi-Material 3D Printer Using Fused Deposition Modeling
Tey Jing Yuen and Yogeswaran a/l Mohan, University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia
Single Sleeve Mounting Pulleys, Gears, Sprockets on Keyless Shaft
Tad Staniszewski, Asymmetric Fasteners Inc., Hackettstown, NJ, USA
MEDICAL CATEGORY WINNER
Arterial Everter
Jeffrey Plott, Adeyiza Momoh, Ian Sando, Brendan McCracken, Mohammed Tiba, Kevin Ward, Jeffrey Kozlow, and Paul Cederna, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Honorable Mention – Medical Category
Electroactive Material for Wound Healing
NASA Langley Research Center’s Technology Gateway, Hampton, VA, USA
Kaleyedos Imaging Device: A Telemedicine Solution to Retinopathy of Prematurity
Erica Schwarz, Sami Messai, Becca Miller, Seony Han, Richard Chen, Aditya Murali, and Prerna Singh, Kaleyedos, San Francisco, CA, USA
High Visibility Biopsy Needles
Muhammad Sadiq, Ian Quirk, and Mike Irvine, Active Needle Technology, Abingdon, Oxford, UK
Quartet H2O LDD Actively Cooled Lateral Surgical Fiber Optic
Stephen Griffin, InnovaQuartz LLC, Phoenix, AZ, USA
SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES CATEGORY WINNER
Energy Saving Filter for Removal of Heavy Metals from Water
Volodymyr Khranovskyy, R. Yakimova, Ivan Shtepliuk, P. Lima de Carvalho, and A. Pinto, Talent Molecule LDA, Braga, Portugal
Honorable Mention – Sustainable Technologies Category
Pollution-Free Paper (Self-erasing Ink Enables Reuse)
Carl Yee, Blue Planet Ink, San Diego, CA, USA
ecoSPEARS - A Non-invasive True Solution to PCB Pollution in Contaminated Waterways
Samuel Johnson, Sergie Albino, and Ian Doromal, ecoSPEARS, Winter Springs, FL, USA
MicroEVAP™ Water Purification System
Karen Sorber, Micronic Technologies, Wise, VA, USA
SPIRP - Solar Powered Irrigation Resonance Pump
Sue Becconsall and Alec Becconsall, Longcroft Engineering; John Allport, Simon Malins, and Goodarz Khodabakhsi, University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK
TOP TEN MOST POPULAR ENTRIES
VSSUT Student Satellite
Apurwa Masook, Bodhisattwa Sanghapriya, Jaswasi Sahoo, Sovan Panda, Sudarshan Samal, and Tatwamsiddha Nanda, Idea Innovation Cell, Sambalpur, Odisha, India
Hoisting Device Combined with the Hydraulic Dump System of Pick-up Bed
Shailesh Parkhe, Shahnavaz Abdulla Shah, Sandip Bhausaheb, Lokhande Ganesh, and Jamnadas Ghule, Chandwad, Maharashtra, India
MEDDIAR - A Medical Diary
Mayank Talwar, Nayan Sharma, and Jatin Rana, Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Future Dustbin
Nilaabh Vinay, Gugale Arjun, and Vikram Soni, Creative Minds, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Netmory
Mikhael Lerman, Manestate, San Jose, CA, USA
Space Gravity Suit
Georgios Profitiliotis, Elena Veli Giorgos, Ntalis Vasilapostolos Ouranis, and Vicky Stefanouli, NTUA, Athens, Greece
Chassis System That Reduces Hill Accidents
Manoj Sharma, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
From Solar Thermal to Electrical Energy (24/7)
Marwan Sallouta, Abu Dhabi, Abu Zabi, United Arab Emirates
Groundnut Decorticator and Separator
Rahulkanth Sh, Saran R, Santhosh B, Raghul A, Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Advanced Space Debris Disposal System
Ritesh Deokar, Anish Gorantiwar, Kunal Nalamwar, Krishna Hundekari, Rohit Gujarathi, and Akashay Verma, MIT Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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