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The most convenient security gadget you can place on your door to monitor breaking and entering. It has the power to connect with all of your other IoT devices too to prompt all types of actions incurred from an unwanted breach.
Owwli is an IoT gadget that notifies its owner every time there is a door breach.
Considering the increasing number of people asking for the use of a car - especially in emerging markets - my work for this little sporty coupe has taken my engagement to realize a composition of shape and surfaces can be best to print in aluminium, steel, or simply plastic marterials.
Printed circuit boards are expensive and inherently delicate. They are particularly sensitive to water exposure, whether submersion, a splash or even fog. The delicate nature of PCBs challenges electronics manufacturers to find reliable, economical and high-performance materials that minimize or mitigate the damage that compromises safety and operation of electronic devices.
Area(s) of expertise:
There is proposed information technology, software and results of research of 3720 arterial oscillograms of 827 healthy individuals and patients (14 nosology), 56 simultaneously recorded ECGs and arterial oscillograms of healthy individuals, justifying the proposed solutions.
Arterial oscillograms are obtained using the monitoring of blood pressure and the frequency of heart rate,
Implanted VADs include an electrical power cable or driveline passing through the body tissue and exiting through the skin to connect with an external power supply. The driveline exit site in the skin is sealed by the natural tendency of living skin tissue to adhere to a compatible penetrating foreign object,
When people lack easy and reliable clean drinking water access, it is a major burden on their lives. Beyond basic health concerns and the fact that 500,000 people die annually as a direct result of diarrheal illness from inadequate drinking water, daily struggles also include having to walk far distances and wait in long lines at community water points.
The SHOT starting system is unique to the Powersports world -- a starter that answers a mountain snowmobiler’s need for easy starting without adding significant weight.
Conserving energy in high altitude exertion is paramount, so adding weight to a vehicle is avoided, but rope starting a snowmobile 30-40 times a day also requires significant energy.
The road accident deaths are becoming a huge concern for the world. The road accident deaths are claiming 1.25 million lives every year (an estimate given by the WHO). According to 2016 reports, the country in which I live in, topped the list. In 2015, Road Crashes killed 146,133 People only in INDIA.
Many revolutionary developments have taken place in the field of tire technology, from Dunlop tire to modern tubeless tires. Everyone is focused on improving durability, better traction, fuel economy etc. Beside all these developments, tire blowout is still a common problem and it is responsible for 50,000 accidents per year only in India.
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