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2013
Concept:
The United States of America has been using energy for the betterment of the lives of the people since the very founding of this nation. One of the ways that we have been generating the energy we all need is through nuclear power plants.
It is possible to make plastically deformable metal rich ceramics with melting temperatures over 2,500C by sintering them under high pressure exceeding 1 GPa up to 2 GPa and high temperature over 2,000C. These deformable ceramics are useful for using as turbine blades for gas turbine engines, mainly for jet engines.
TITLE : CHARGE YOUR MOBILE PHONES ON THE MOVE
CHALLENGE AREA : ENERGY
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION :
In this ever dynamic world filled with fancy gadgets and e-savvy people, the current scenario sees a huge spending capacity of people in India. Due to huge geographical area of our country,
Problem and Product Summary
The Center for Disease Control and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a list of guidelines for health care facilities to decrease their rates of inpatient acquired infections. Medical facilities are dealing with decreased re-imbursements from CMS and private insurers, if an inpatient acquires a possible preventable event.
LCD displays can look quite cool, but they still lack the 3D features of mechanical watches, and ordinary meters in cars for example.
In addition, there are different display types that have different positive attributes, such as electronic ink, which conserves power and is easy to read on for long times.
This generator uses solar and/or electricity supply from power holding company of Nigeria (PHCN) to charge battery which is connected to the inverter for alternating current output. the generator does not use Diesel oil, petrol or any other hydrocarbon fuel as it does not as well, use an internal or external combustion engines.It is a stationary, silent,
RE-PLY electric scooter is designed as a last-mile transport solution. It's a suitable companion in the city environment due to its weight, dimensions and auxiliary electric drive.
This is a completely different philosophy, compared to the existing solutions. Instead of using a heavy powertrain, there is a light LiPo battery placed inside the neck of the scooter.
It is quite inefficient to have a whole train and all i's passengers stop at every station, even though only a small fraction of passengers enter and leave on each station. Also, express trains have the drawback of not being able to take on and leave passengers on a lot of stations.
Purpose of proposed invention: save lives and prevent injuries from motorcycle collisions with vehicles.
A simple beacon / receiver unit momentarily interrupts a vehicles audio system when a motorcycle approaches, emitting a brief pre-recorded message, tone, light or combination to alert vehicle drivers a motorcycle is in the immediate vicinity to prevent collisions.
What would a super fuel-efficient aircraft look like; how far can we refine its aerodynamics; and what kind of performances, load capability and comfort can we expect from it?
The AGA-33 is a 250-passenger fuel-efficient twinjet that is optimized for 6000 km transatlantic missions. This aircraft will be constructed using known materials and mature technologies.
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