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Two hospital visits left a walking condition that was wobbly and uncertain. The walking surfaces here in Canada in the autumn and winter contribute to slip and fall accidents for seniors.
My 81 year old weakened muscles due to inactivity were affecting my quality of life.
Aim:
To prevent accidents by reducing stopping distance.
Motive:
A recent study has concluded that the most of the accidents can be prevented by more effective braking i.e. reduced stopping distance*.
Principal:
Recycling some products becomes somewhat hit and miss because of volumes and large enterprises such as McDonalds make conscious efforts to improve their recycling issues.
This idea is based around that restaurant's colorful packaging and is as applicable to other places with similar disposal issues.
Piece of wood surrounded by mud doesn’t burn easily. In fact, after becoming dry, it will be an insulating layer which more or less prevents burning.
This property will be an perfect solution to stop the spreading fire during forest fire fights. Instead of using water alone, which has proved in different occasions unable to stop intense forest.
ABSTRACT:
The integration of propellant systems enables the realization of a new class of devices called micro rockets or micro thrusters. Their main originality is the use of only one solid propellant loaded in a small tank in a polymeric substrate. Thus, the structure consists of a sandwich of three parts, namely nozzles, igniters and propellant chambers.
Using different sensors the speed of the vehicle is analysed and the brake is applied automatically. Here we define two terms: Traffic detection and overtaking priority.
Our product ‘Portable Seating Arrangement’ also called a portable stool is a standalone product that provides the user with a seat irrespective of the place and time thus making the user independent in terms of seating. The product is compact and lightweight thus making it portable which can be easily carried in a bag.
Fresh produce is in high demand globally, with many trends like climate sustainability and a rapidly growing population influencing the availability. Considering these two pivotal factors, using current methods of conventional soil growing, which has a comparatively poor productivity will create a shortfall in supply of crops and produce globally,
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