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From childhood we have seen balloons filled with a gas lighter than air fly up into the sky. During independence day many of such balloons are released for peace.
Have we ever thought we can use the energy of these moving balloons?
The idea is to utilize the energy of balloon moving in the air to lift a weight.
Conventional crutches have changed very little over the past 5000 years, there have been many attempts to overcome the shortcomings of rigid stiff type walking aids, such as absorbent tips, spring's in the shaft, all with limited successes in storing energy. People with long term disabilities are limited to the range of travel with conventional crutches,
The problem with variable drive systems are that they tend to have a scrubbing effect, at any given speed the friction drive area is one to one in the center of contact but either over drives on one side and under drives on the other. This causes heat, power lose and premature wear.
Nuclear fusion is the energy source of the future.
It is the process by which multiple atomic nuclei join together to form a single heavier nucleus.
It is accompanied by the release or absorption of energy.
Research into controlled fusion, which aim is producing fusion power for the production of electricity, has been conducted for over 50 years.
Cell phones can be designed for use off the cellular grid. Phone cloud cellular phones act as Internet routers connected using an ad hoc and dynamic networking protocol. The Internet cloud for these phones exists in large part outside the wired Internet. Instead, phones route through the cloud of phones within range.
Twice the specific power of regular engines, half the cost, half the weight, 30% more fuel efficient.
With hundreds of millions of small internal combustion engines produced yearly, there is a need for simple and cheap to produce 4-stroke engines. Small part count and simple manufacturing with forgiveness for production tolerances combined with proper sealing,
The project consists of a solar adsorption ice maker for vaccines storage in remote areas of Third World countries. The use of these machines does not need any human presence and electricity. The system is completely independent and meets the standards set by the World Health Organization.
For large farms, current irrigation technologies are limited to two options: large sprinklers or drip irrigation systems. Each option comes with a set of problems. Drip irrigation requires tubes to be spread on or under the ground. The tubes can get plugged, become damaged by, plant roots, farm equipment and even animals.
The idea to develop a sport that can be played in space comes as an answer to several questions, most related to the differentiation between game/play/sport and exercise, the second is mentioned very often in space related documentary, articles and books.
Then, several benefits are the result of practicing a sport, like: space awareness, good reflex, eye-hand coordination, etc.
Most home owners have a ladder. When they need to use it, it is typically difficult to access; when not needed it is usually in the way. In either case, it often poses a safety hazard. LadderBack was invented to solve a ladder storage problem. With a LadderBack system,
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