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The eye is designed to allow one to focus at different distances. It does this by reshaping its own internal lens and hence changing its power. The lens are attached to a muscle. To see the nearby object, contraction of the ciliary muscle will make the lens thicker and more curved, and thereby decreases it’s focal length.
Periodic press in newspaper has generated a lot of papers in the world just for readers’ appetite. In order to preserve our eco system where we stay now, paperless is quite often one of the ways we adopt.
In order to reduce production of paper and ink,
Printer nowadays is usually big, heavy and expensive. Due to this, a printer in a company is usually shared by a few computers to save cost. Occasionally, one will encounters simultaneous printings by several users which slow down the whole printing processes. If the printing load is too heavy, the printing will even be aborted.
The rise of the diseases today has been attributed to unhealthy and sedentary lifestyle and habits such as smoking, high alcohol and carbonated drink consumption, and heavy consumption of junk food that are extremely high in cholesterol and sugar content. The onset of the diseases is usually being unaware and left striking silent until red flag symptoms are recognized,
Considering the continuing advancements in both quantum entanglement and Bose Einstein Condensates and how these two areas of research may complement each other this entry will describe how individual research programs might be combined to create a quantum entanglement communications system.
Begin with
Science 11 November 2011:
Vol. 334 no. 6057 pp. 773-776
DOI: 10.1126/science.
This is Aviation's latest advance. The developer has a patent. The Otto US Patent is #8,376,268 for a flight control system using air thrust devices. The aviation market grows over 6% per year. New commercial (4/day) and military (2/day) aircraft can be supplied w/ the systems. The devices can replace wings and tails.
Tractional Stability Control System for Automobiles is an innovation that has been specifically designed to provide stability to the vehicle during extreme maneuvers like high-speed cornering. This innovation can prove as one of the most effective safety installations in an automobile.
The mosquito-bourne spread of diseases is a challenge humans are facing. To repel the mosquito, various devices are available. Domestically popular are mainly the Allethrin family of Pesticides. Even though the air-bourne potency is 0.1% of the hazardous level, still many people are found allergic to them. The heating type devices,
Hospitals are losing the fight against nosocomial infections that affect 1.4 million people per day, and killing 100,000 in the US annually. We aim to reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) by 30%, saving patient lives and hospital treatment costs. Alcohol-based hand rubs are recognized as the most effective tool to prevent HAI,
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In large-scale disasters, the sanitizing and remediation of trauma sites is vital to public health. Recent death toll numbers show the need for mass casualty response gear to protect the public from biological hazards and terrorism.
Natural biological decomposition may expose people and animals to pathogenic bacteria. Failure to immediately remove or treat dangerous materials such as blood,
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