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The average household has 4 or more devices that need remote controls. With an average of 40 buttons each this adds up to 160 buttons to choose from. Do we really need all these buttons when all we want to do is watch TV, play a movie or listen to the radio?
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Birds use their wings to generate lift and thrust for locomotion. The difference in air pressures around the airfoil shaped wings generates lift and thrust. Birds also flap their wings and while flapping they also pitch (rotate) them about a lateral axis. Their wings are spread out during down-stroke and folded in during the up-stroke.
About 12 years ago I developed a concept (on paper/CAD) regarding a solar powered highway sign inc. imbedded LED lettering and heat (via copper heating coil) to provide a highly visual sign for night/inclement weather conditions where snow/ice would not build up on the sign to impair drivers and cause poor decisions when approaching an exit ramp.
The invention (US patent application 14/093,431, the patent to be issued shortly) relates to heat engines and, more specifically, to positive displacement internal combustion engines, and is particularly concerned with very large rotary internal combustion engines fueled by solid particulate fuels like coal dust. The engines are primarly destined to drive electric current generators,
In aviation, Air Traffic Management System (ATM) is a multiple-function-integrated system specialized to supply Air Traffic Service (ATS). One of its main functions is managing and processing flight data. Flight data is an important object of system. Any problem happening to flight data can also cause critical problems to the system,
WagonTekTM Trailer Company and BaxterTM Wagon Steering Systems
Wagons have been with us since the horse and buggy, but are largely relegated to wide-open spaces like farmlands and tarmacs because of their inability to back-up. An ordinary wagon employs a stable, four-wheel chassis steered at the front with a ‘double pivot’ connection to a tow vehicle.
When a tsunami suddenly appeared or ravaging flood water is rising rapidly, many residents are caught because water rises very fast and their escape route is thus cut off. Furthermore in a tsunami, the flow of water is usually very fast and furious plus they carry with them huge amount of debris which consist of mud, trees and houses.
This is a concept for a VR headset controlled drone.
The drone is spherical and has 6 opposed cameras( 2 along each x,y,z axes). These are all wide angle cameras each capable of recording video. Inbuilt is also an algorithm which stitches the input from each to create a video sphere.
Li-Fi (Light fidelity) is a wireless technology which is based on light as its name indicates and not on radio waves. Li-fi is the wireless communication system in which transmission of data is through illumination. Li-Fi technology uses LED (light emitting diode) to transmit the data wirelessly.
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The T180 is a 4 syringe drive mechanical pump designed for use in continuous flow chemistry. Each syringe drive consists of one stepper motor to move a syringe vertically to fill and dispense liquids through stepper motor driven 8 port valves.
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