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Home air conditioning systems could get a boost in cooling efficiency by using swamp cooling technology.
One of the byproducts of air conditioning in the home is water, which is condensed on the evaporator core which cools the internal air. Rather than dumping or pumping this water away, we will collect it into a holding tank,
Consequence is a medical product focused on children between 8 and 10 years.
The idea is to retrieve the user's ankle in a funny way, making the child do the exercises without any problem.
The main problem in these cases is that it's traumatic for a child to this kind of physical therapy exercises.
Here is a design that prevents drying-up of paint inside their cans when left in storage for long, the main reason for drying up being the interaction of air with the surface layer of paint...this being especially pronounced after some paint has been drained from the can during the course of normal usage.
The Wave Energy Harnessing Device (WEHD) was developed to harness and convert wave power from mild, moderate, and extreme wave climates.
The unique features of the WEHD include the variable depth, autonomous storm avoidance, wave shoaling, and energy storage features.
The variable depth feature enables the autonomous storm avoidance and wave shoaling features.
In the US every year 147 Million Gallons of Fuel are lost due to evaporation in the vehicle's tank. This simple design may help to reduce the surface area of the fuel in the tank at all times, thereby reducing the rate of fuel-evaporation.
A floating plastic plate on top of the fuel inside the fuel-tank,
I am building a gyroplane that will run on water. By using the altenator at 220volts to separate the water into hydrogen and oxygen I will then remix them to run the engine in other words I will design a fuel cell produce what I need when I need it.
The idea for our product came up when we noticed at our faculty that there were too many light bulbs turned on in spaces where there was nobody present.
Many years ago, while trying to photograph my dog (who would not sit still), I envisioned a system that would keep me from missing another good shot because of the limitations of either my or the camera's reaction time, or the movements of the subject.
This system is designed to be an addition to an existing digital camera.
The city could be ever more beautiful with planters appearing on light poles, street corners, roofs and hanging from buildings. However, maintaining the planters – watering them – would be exorbitant. In New York, to water the planters, we use at least 3 full time civil-service employees.
Many older buildings including homes are constructed or painted with dark, heat collecting materials that increase the cooling costs in the summer months and do little to heat the home or building in the winter months.
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