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The success of an Oscillating Water Column (OWC) installation off the west coast of Scotland suggested a compounded system as in the following outline.
In the present era, we have more diseases than the cure. Each day we find ourselves wrapped in the pool of diseases, awaiting our turn. So, here I am, presenting you a solution.
We are affected by various diseases?
Due to the lack of proper defense/resistance in our bodies, which are mostly inherited or developed by our genes. So,
The project aims in designing a system which alerts the railway authorities when any fire accidents occurs in the train and this system also provides an immediate effect which controls fire using controlling system. At the railway station the system has a ZigBee module, a microcontroller unit, a PC with software and necessary driver and power supply units.
In the present day scenario, Agriculture uses 85% of fresh water resources and this percentage will increase in the future years. Hence the water and food demand should be met by the recent technologies for sustainable use of water. The proposed method is based on an irrigation control system to optimize the water use for agriculture.
There are viable, common sense transformational solutions to the lack of water challenge for the arid Southwest and California. These solutions can be the basis of a new business and that business can and should be located right here in Albuquerque.
What can you do with:
Storm forecasting using NOAA satellites?
Storm forecasting using NASA satellites?
Midwest floodwaters?
The White Star electric toothbrush is a product that is aimed at making kids enjoy brushing their teeth. At the heart of the concept is the notion of helping others, so for every brush sold, one is donated to those less fortunate. I believe parents are prepared to pay more for aproduct that is both better, technically and environmentally,
The adoption of EV (electric vehicle) to replace ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicle is being discouraged by range anxiety because its battery power takes very longer to recharge compare to 5 minute in filling up the gas tank of an ICE vehicle or worst, it may not even find a charging station.
Heat Pipes are used as a simple way to reduce temperature inequities and transport heat from hot to colder parts of aerospace structures. By choosing an adequate heat transport mean, arrangement, and thickness, heat pipes could have the added value of shielding crews from ionizing radiation coming from space,
A concept specially suited for concrete, ferro-cement, or other one-piece hulls. If hull is built with double walls, a thick wall in the outer side, exposed to elements, and a thinner in the inner side, separated by a few centimetres, if the space between outer and inner hull is divided into cells,
Imagine a paintbrush that could change sizes as needed while in the middle of a painting job. You just imagined the MultiBrush. The MultiBrush appears to be a normal 2" paintbrush, but when needed, it separates into 2 individual smaller brushes. A 3/4" and a 1 1/4" brush. Theses smaller brushes can be used to do the detail work,
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