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SkyAuto will be a two-seater VTOL [Vertical Take Off & Landing Aircraft]. Having three small jet engines mounted at three sides of the VTOL, it will fly using "auto-pilot." My aim is to make it for defense transportation with enhanced security and advanced navigation. It can
I think bio chips method is future secure money transfer. First of all I give a definition about the bio chip method. Bio chip method means, one small chip is inserted into the human body (most preferable hand palm) and control electronics equipment like mobile and ATM (for bank money transfer purposes) without using debit and credit cards.
Present technology,
In rural areas where wireless internet connectivity is not always possible, data collection is done on handheld device, drones, and /or other field machinery (e.g. harvester, drilling machines), then collected and brought to a central location with connectivity to upload the data. Data is analyzed and decisions are made for action to take back in the field.
USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) defines food waste as "the component of food loss that occurs when an edible item goes unconsumed, as in food discarded by retailers due to color or appearance and plate waste by consumers." Food waste includes the half-eaten meal left on the plate at a restaurant,
The water flowing down the shower drain contains a lot of heat that is wasted. Using average flow rates and temperatures from the EPA, the wasted power is 18 kilowatts. The average flow rate is 2.5 gallons / minute and the drain water is 50°F hotter than the water entering your house.
SATTO Rapid Repair Systems are a revolution in repairing damaged aircraft cabin interiors. Fully compliant with REACH, MSDS requirements and setting the industry standard for engineering support with EASA Approved Technical documents.
SATTO Rapid Repair Systems are fast, ultra-strong and long lasting. Following our clear instructions, repairs can be carried out on-wing or in a workshop —
Our Textile Temperature Sensor is a fabric able to sense temperature. It solves the problem to have a skin compatible temperature sensor for wearable applications, where hard sensors are not comformable to the human body and difficult to integrate in clothing. It also solves the problem to have temperature monitored in extremely thin spaces or in soft objects.
The idea is to create a useful object that is a Portable Laptop Table out of scrap with a little modification. The Table/Stand will be made from the plastic roll (which is in the shape of a pulley) which is used for carrying wires such as Ethernet cables.
Scientists estimate that there are about 10 to the power of 16 fish in the sea, which is more than 1 million fish for every human. About 95% of these fish live deeper than 500 meters under the sea. All of these fish require oxygen to breathe. They do not split water molecules into Hydrogen and Oxygen;
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