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Expandable tubing grid resides on pool floor, ready to be inflated to lift potentially drowning person above water surface. One or more poolside emergency stations are provided, displaying appropriate signage instructing bystander(s) to press Life-Saver button to lift potentially drowning person to surface. Radio-controlled (RC) transmitter is provided for lifeguard use for same purpose.
High Impact Crisis Unit’s mission is to act in harmony with first responders, meeting the needs of the world’s humanitarian housing crisis. HICU is offering a continuity plan and safe haven for those in need within a distressed community. Giving a sense of Worth and Caring is what makes us human.
This idea comes from our web article “Turbocharged Zhou Engine,” and our invention PCT/CA2014050106 (Japan granted JP6574447, and other countries are patent-pending). So we are working on it.
This invention, Zhou Engine, is an IC engine also a combustor.
This design is a convenient and low cast transport means. It is powered by electricity and no carbon emission. Reference Figure 1, this design comprises one wheel with a hub motor, one operating-pedal, one fixed-pedal, one seat, one telescopic handle, battery pack and electrocircuit.
This design comes from one of our inventions, patent-pending,
Fall detection is a major challenge in the public healthcare domain, especially in cases of hearing loss which makes people less aware of their environment, so they don’t notice other people, pets or activities going on around them. In addition, hearing loss can decrease spatial awareness. Finally,
Robotics is a part of today's communication. Nowadays many industries are using robots, due to their high level of performance, which is a great help for humans society. Likewise in many industries, we have seen that heavy components which they have to move from one place to another place, which is not possible without the help of machines.
INNOVATION:
An economical, simple, and elegant solar-panel protection and cleaning solution involving a smart, UV resistant, waterproof, retractable cover with micro-fiber pads beneath removes dust along the slope of the panel.
The proposed solution takes a 'prevention-based' approach to the protection and cleanliness of Solar PV panels,
I am working on developing biodegradable environmental sensors from RFID-based technology. These sensors can be deployed in an area where they will expand to full size and be able to measure certain environmental parameters. In particular, they can be emplaced under a thin layer of soil and measure the concentration of specific ions.
PROBLEM: Global Heating by Contrails generated by jet airliners
98% of anthropogenic (human-made) global heating is the result of Green House Gases (GHGs) such as CO2 and methane. The remaining 2% is generated by the effect of Contrails. Surprising huh?
Contrails are the ice-crystal clouds generated by soot and water vapor emitted by jet engines at high,
SUMMARIZE: I developed a device with the Arduino MKR WAN 1300, which helps me to monitor the quality of water and air in the ecological reserve of my community.
PROBLEM:
I live on the shores of a big city, and there're still ecological reserves with natural lakes.
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