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The loss of vision through retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration is a slow torture many have been forced to endure. Retinal prosthesis are beginning to change all that though electrical stimulation. In a healthy human retina, there is a 1.5mm across section on the retina that is composed of an extremely dense patch of cones, known as the fovea.
In many areas of the world, the lack of readily available electrical energy, clean water, and employment opportunities are an interlocking problem that causes social strife, political conflicts, and limits the potential of millions of people. In a vicious circle, the lack of basic infrastructure limits the ability of an area to improve their economic condition,
The MonoCab VRT rapid transit system (patents pending) is different than other systems that have been proposed in that passenger and freight services coexist on the same system. It also services both local and long distance demand.
Transit speeds are 100 km/h (60 mph) in the urban environment and 200 km/h (120 mph) elsewhere.
Tsunamis are one of the highest impact natural calamities. In recent years have been developed, specially by Universities Research Centers, studies on the effects of these phenomena on the coasts where they hit and how to mitigate its destructive force, but not a universal tool.
The Rail Bus system provides intermodal mass transit with a single-vehicle system. Current intermodal passenger transportation involves locating infrastructure where different forms of transportation share common (often large) facilities, where passengers must switch vehicles in order to access another mode.
Power saving is the biggest challenge of today's appliances viz TVs, Laptops, Tablets and Smart Phones etc, both by AC and DC battery sources. I shall consider only the TV, while the technique could as well be adopted for rest of the appliances. TVs consume 3 to 8% of global electricity.
IC engines consume most of our oil. Majority is used for moving people-passenger cars the worst. To reduce the oil produced the entire system needs to be optimized. A car, for example, uses about as much energy making it as it burns over its life of 150 thousand miles or so.
EASY CUT, STORE & THROW – EQUIPMENT THAT MAKES LIFE EASY..!!
What have we designed?
A simple easy-to-use tabletop kitchen gadget that makes cutting easy. This gadget allows users to separate cutting waste from the usable product. Our gadget has a frame on which users can place their cutting board.
Currently one of the greatest problems in big cities, particularly in Mexico City, is mobility. The overuse of automobiles is creating traffic and pollution issues. Public transportation has significantly improved but it is still insufficient to fulfill the transportation demand. This prototype represents a clear advantage not only on adapting to new ways of transportation,
Safety Matches
There are lots of safety matches in the world. But no one guarantees that if I forgot to blow it Out ithen it will not burn my fingers. But our design is a real safety match. If I forgot to blow it out then it will not burn my fingers.
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