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Today vehicle parking space is creating problem for our cities. There are different types of vehicles -- 2 wheeler, 3 wheeler, 4 wheeler, heavy vehicle like tempo, bus, truck, etc.
The use of vacuum as a barrier to heat flow, in just about any thing but thermos bottles, is curiously nonexistent.
Buildings, windows, water heaters, refrigerators, ice chests, etc. are viable candidates.
Some of these lend themselves to both passive and dynamically held vacuum insulation.
Passive vs Dynamic
Passive is a void that can maintain a vacuum indefinitely,
The future of air transportation is all about protecting the environment and responding to increasing energy costs in a balanced way. In the future, we will need airplanes that are quieter and more fuel efficient and we need to introduce these new technologies without impairing the convenience, safety and security of commercial air transportation.
Intro. Ground breaking AWP Ergonomic Pen intended to eliminate the cramping and discomfort associated with traditional cylindrical pen forms.
Highlight benefit. No other pen on the market addresses the ergonomic deficiencies associated with traditional writing pens like the AWP ergo pen does.
Finger stress reduced.
You will be able to change the color or color design on your car by using a computer in your car. An LCD screen will be on the outside of the car displaying the color/design underneath the safety of plexiglass. You will also be able to display advertisements. Wow! What a thought!
The EG/A (earth gravity/atmosphere) proof of concept designs of ion thrusters. Powered by a 200,000 KV, Van De Graaf electrostatic generator. All thrusters and components are invented, designed and created by me. My primary goal is to design a ion thrust unit design for class room study and demonstration.
Main advantages of dual battery charger in mobile are:
The dual battery mobile charging unit in mobile phones is very useful for the customers to continue using mobile phones when the main battery goes down due to low battery.
Avoiding uninterrupted power supply from the battery will ensure customers to keep using mobile phone.
To create doors, walls, roofs, barriers, security shutters and many other planar surfaces that can span large contiguous areas but may also be stored in a compact stack for transport or architectural needs. (Panels may also be curved for arches or domes etc.)
The individual panels may be made of many types of solid materials, or may be of composite,
Changing of entire water pump for an air cooler with new characteristics:
1. Easy electromotor installing in to casing at product assembly line
2. improving the heat dissipating of electro motor when it used at the new plastic casing.
The FreeD is a hand-held, digitally controlled, milling device that is guided and monitored by a computer while still preserving the craftsperson's freedom to sculpt and carve. The computer will intervene only when the milling bit approaches the planned model. Its interaction is either by slowing down the spindle speed or by drawing back the shaft;
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