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'Can i get a glass please..!'.. comes in almost conversation when we go McDonald,KFC or any store to grab a bite..!
Here i have tried to come up with a simple, new,reliable and aesthetically sound product, "Crushed". It is a disposable glass which can be used to have your drinks. It will make the packaging and disposing very simple.
Create The Future Entry
Electrical power plants supply around 20% of their output for lighting. LED lighting can reduce this demand by around 80%, however this is not perfect. Driver efficiencies are typically 80-90% and low cost solutions often suffer from high flicker, inability to dim by legacy dimmers, poor colour rendering and unnecessarily limited life.
I am using the full daytime/daylight charging cycle for my Humanoid. Of course I have not managed to get energy out of zero, yet! What I am planning is to partner up with high density, green battery technologies such as the urine fuel cell developed in the UK.
The project deals with the development of a home automation system.
Watching the market I recognized that the common so called smart home seems to be nothing more than a collection of devices which are remotely controlled by your smartphone.
In times when local authorities have more control over your smartphone than you,
Flexible field effect transistors (FET) reported till date contains polymers like PDMS (Poly-dimethyl siloxane) or PS (Polystyrene) as substrate or gate material. This possess serious limitations in terms of their fabrication procedure, repeatability, bio-degradability, bending and long-term aging response. In this work,
"Bomb Detector" Is Simple And Effective Device That Is Capable Of Detecting Any Explosive Material. It Is Cost Effective, Portable, Reliable And Accurate.
Bomb Detector Is Useful For Security Checking. It Can Be Used To Detect Slightly Big Size Metallic Objects. It Uses A Sensing Coil. This Coil Is Kept Near Metallic Objects For Detection.
Energy is needed whenever and wherever we are regardless of the situation. And now there is.
When catastrophes strike and electricity is unavailable, we need the ability to charge our electronic devices and stay in touch with our loved ones. Regardless if we are out in the wilderness or are members of the military deployed overseas,
Code Authentication Pad is an APP coded Data information programmer-transmitter-receiver satellite and tower-based all-in-one paperless device sensor-based small handheld for personal asset-item.
Innovation dental flosser comprises a head, a housing, a spool, and a tail cap. Dental floss is wound on a spool that is placed inside the housing. A length of floss suspected by a fork on the head is used for flossing teeth. The free end of the floss is clamped by a nut placed around the head.
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