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Problem: kids can be hurt when exiting an inflatable "bounce house". The most common injury occurs when the child exits the inflatable in an uncontrolled manner, falling to the ground, and often striking their head on the ground.
Problem: It is estimated that speed is a factor in 1/3 of fatal vehicle accidents. It is my belief that thousands of lives could be saved every year by encouraging drivers to drive within the posted speed limit.
Introduction The concepts that I would like to present are a thermal-magnetic motor and a planetary transmission that operates off a set of calipers, instead of a band. I was first introduced to the thermal-magnetic motor in 1980. A thermal-magnetic motor works off the Currie Point of metals.
I haven't driven a car since November of 2009 and I use my bicycle as my primary mode of transportation. During these past months I realized that my iPhone would run out of power while riding my bike using GPS navigation and stopping to take pictures, surf the web, play games, call, watch videos and listen to music.
To complete studies,
I am envisioning a PDA/E-reader with the following requirements
1) a 10 MB camera built in. The camera must auto focus to less than 1 inch if legs are extended. screen should zoom by touch. See item 2
2) Legs to stand it off of a table at least an inch, more if practical.
Glowing airplanes, jets, trains, cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, and bicycles, can now be practically and inexpensively manufactured by using robots to paint/print a multilayered sandwich of materials creating organic light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) which will emit light when electrically excited.
Endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation are lifesaving interventions for accident victims who are unable to breathe for themselves. Medics currently have few methods for mechanically ventilating patients, and rely instead on manual bag-valve ventilation.
Nanotech Manufacturing Techniques for High Temperature Superconductivity
Current high temperature superconductors are based on a copper-oxide lattice with two different interstitial atoms, typically rare earth, spaced in adjacent lattice cells. This configuration, formed naturally when stochiometric quantities of the raw ingredients are baked in an oxygen atmosphere, is superconductive slightly above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen,
The MicroUtility will provide modern utility services to rural sub-Saharan Africa at a low capital and operating cost, using easily maintained, low-tech equipment. The services that the MicroUtility provides are: (1) wastewater treatment; (2) potable water supplies; (3) high-protein animal feed; (4) fertilizer; and (5) gas service for lighting and cooking.
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