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The 4 Decker Plane is one of its kind that can carry up to 500+ passengers and can also serve as a tourist and excursion attraction. The fuselage is designed in a way that it has virtually all you need on land. The engine capacity is 4. The cockpit is on the last floor for security reasons.
INTRODUCTION There is an urgent need to curtail the use of crude oil in any form as India is completely dependent on imported crude for all forms of transportation energy. This results is our country and our people being very poor due to the import of all energy sources like crude oil and coal.
As the demand for speed is growing every day and as the ecological requirements are stricter there is a high demand for faster, safer and more ecological roads.
If you saw the great old movie 'Back To The Future` you cannot forget their great flying auto.
Of couse we could not put a reactor into
Iron filing in tea is becoming a major issue at present as the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had fixed stringent norms of maximum allowed level of iron filings in tea at 150 mg/kg. The global export market is also very much concerned about the presence of iron filing in tea.
Healthcare acquired infections (HAI) are on the rise in our healthcare facilities. Each year, 250,000 blood stream infections occur according to the CDC. This creates a significant expense in terms of both morbidity and financial costs. The IV MAID is a new and innovative device which solves several challenges in healthcare facilities for both clinicians and patients.
Use of ocean currents to generate electricity is technically the best new form of power generation. Unlike wind and solar power, ocean currents can produce power 24 hours a day 365 days a year. There is also a tremendous ocean current capacity available.
The Jack Rabbit series of personal transportation vehicles are each built using various configurations of bicycle frames, wrapped in a fitted canvas skin; making it something akin to a bi-plane without wings.
The idea is to replace the standard big car with something you can fit 30 of across your standard city main street. Thus reducing traffic congestion,
The Allycat Search Units and Rescue Unit is designed to go where no man should be, and pull them back to safety, while maintaining a safe operational distance for the humans involved in the rescue.
The Search Units are one Mother Ship with four smaller drones latched on, when the AO is reached,
With this machine, the idea is to harness as much possible energy from as little space as possible.
With the horizontal blade configuration, the turbine doesn't lose energy in the process of resetting each blade to the top of the rotation circuit or in realigning to sudden changes in wind direction.
The Guardian 2000 is a patented miniature water treatment plant that converts raw, contaminated, fresh water to a potable (drinkable) state. It sits on a 5ft. x 2ft footprint and stands 5ft tall. It has an onboard computer to monitor the disinfection process and ensure no contaminated water passes through.
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