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Localization of power generation holds the key to the future. When I speak of localization it is not about bringing it down to a single establishment but bringing it down to a community, a locality or a village. A hybrid renewable energy system is a good example. What we have built is a Solar Wind Hybrid System.
The wind is a renewable energy source. Wind turbines can convert its kinetic energy into electricity. As the windiest country in Europe, the UK is well placed to harness wind energy. A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into electrical power.
Cyanobacteria have the ability to convert CO2 into bio-products, and also have a high photosynthetic efficiency (3 to 9%) compared to that of higher plants (?0.25 to 3%), and because they're amenable to genetic engineering, they were used in the last couple of years in direct bio-fuel production by photosynthesis studies;
Shear Thickening Fluid (STF) impregnated kevlar is known for its stab resistant nature and is used as Liquid Body Armour reducing the number of kevlar sheets in the ordinary body armour and making it puncture resistant with high degree of flexibility . Other fabrics such as nylon ,cut-tex , etc.
There are so many different kinds of vehicular accidents, and they can broadly be classified single vehicle accidents, or multiple vehicle accidents. Some can cause the chassis and/or the roll cage to deform and make it extremely difficult to open the doors to escape, particularly if the occupants are injured and have to evacuate the vehicle.
I’ve designed WiWater. WiWater is a battery-free wireless system of localized measuring of water consumption. So, this is a system capable of measuring how much water we consume while we are taking a shower, brushing our teeth, watering the garden, washing our clothes or the dishes, etc.
Users will see the consumed amount in their smartphones or tablets,
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In this undertaking we intend to develop an automated mobile robotic arm, for medium duty work (for a payload of 50-100 kg ).
1. Even though many robotic arms ( completely actuated through hydraulics ), they have either been built for very heavy duty works ( Diggers, forklifts ) or are stationary in nature,
Lifeguard Shell consists of a hollow sphere, airtight door, porthole, air vent, portable toilet, seat, bladder (water tank), GPS, light, etc. The hollow sphere is made up of aluminium. So that it can float on the water. Watertight door is fixed on the hollow sphere. It follows the marine door mechanisms.
In rural India bad roads are a very common sight. Due to these bad road conditions poor farmers lose their little money to maintain these tyres which wear out faster and have frequent punctures. All the potholes or bumps on the road reduces vehicle speed and increase fuel consumption which is again a big expense for poor farmers,
The problem that we want to solve is to avoid the fulfillment of thefts in private homes using an active anti-theft system. The idea is that of a system which, by continually monitoring the internal domestic environment, is able to detect the presence of one or more extraneous and perform, after notification prerecorded,
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