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SAFER (“Safe And Feasible Exponential Risk”) Diamond® is a novel risk assessment and management tool, with a user-friendly graphical presentation format of data and results.
While incorporating the best features of the familiar Risk Matrix to obtain quantitative risk (R) as product of probability (P) and severity (S) of loss, and ALARP (“As Low As Reasonably Practicable”
Safecity is a platform that crowdsources personal stories of sexual harassment and abuse in public spaces. This data which may be anonymous, gets aggregated as hot spots on a map indicating trends at a local level. The idea is to make this data useful for individuals,
Present galvanic electrode architecture is characterized by low electrode area specific current density and long battery recharge interval. Factors limiting secondary battery current may be ion exchange between electrodes and/or electron impedance between solid phase coatings and metal current collectors.
This entry describes an electrogravitic reactionless propulsion system for space applications.
In February of 2015 two investigators from Brazil, Elio Porcelli and Victor Filho, presented a paper including theory and experimental results about anomalous forces on symmetrical capacitors when high voltage is applied to their conducting plates.
Utilizing a formula from Clausius-Mossotti and other developed for them,
The BobbyJack Pipe Lift (US Patent No. 8,596,612) is used in all industries utilizing process pipe supported in pipe racks. Primarily due to the phenomena of Crevice Corrosion at the interface of pipe-to-support beam, virtually all piping systems are at risk.
Crevice Corrosion is a costly problem particularly in chemical plants, refineries, offshore oil platforms,
(1.1) BACKGROUND - The author of this document has had specific experience designing a part of the existing XBT system while under contract with the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Institute (NOAA). It is this exposure that led to this new approach over the existing oceanic temperature measurement technique.
The manufacture, characterization and modeling of magnetic antidots have been studied because of their potential applications, as they are promising candidates for a new generation of electronic devices such as transistors. In addition, the absence of the superparamagnetic boundary in nanostructured antidots makes them strong candidates for ultra-high-density recording media.
Current offers in the market of Braille Displays are quite frequently very expensive due to highly complex mechanism and technologies used in production.
The fuel less automobile engine is an engine that requires no fuel or any other kind of input.
The proposed engine is based on a novel method of reversing a force acting on an object, using a mechanism located on the same object. This object becomes then heavier than its normal weight.
Safety of the passengers has always been the top priority of the automobile industry. OEM’s are spending a huge sum on research and development of vehicles that not only give feel of power, comfort & luxury but also ensure the safety of the occupant. Quality infrastructure,
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