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This device will replace the need for dialysis and kidney transplantation both of which have major detractions. Our device eliminates these issues. Transplantation, costing close to $110,000, removes the personnel and institutional costs associated with dialysis. Yet, it has significant fixed costs for anti-rejection drugs,
Every year in the US loss a lot of people's lives and cost billions dollars on fires.- when the houses -cities - forests - and anywhere gets on fire. We use this project to stop right away the fires. First we'll need the water tanks. Each one contains about 3,000 gallons of water.
The HHO powered engine runs in a sealed loop, circulating noble gas with HHO electrolysed from water. The input is 6 watts from driven alternator, and output around 35,000 kw. Engines are not cylinder engines rather compressionstroke and compressionless engine cores that displace twice there volume per rev,
This technology is a device that uses electrical activity to facilitate the wound healing process while protecting the wound. The bandage is made of an electroactive material (pictured above) that is stimulated by the heat of the body and the pressure of cell growth, thus no external power source is required.
The purpose of this project is to propose a new propeller-type climbing robot for climbing various types of structures which include significant obstacles, besides inspection of industrial vessels made of various materials, including non-ferromagnetic material. The inspection process includes capturing images of important spots which are prone to corrosion, as well as measuring the vessels' wall thickness.
I'm presenting a very unique concept regarding a train system which will move with its own power. There will be no need of any kind of Engine to move the train as it will move on an Inclined track and it will be a great step in the mobility and transport innovation.
The new processor pushes back boundaries with outstanding performance and extraordinary efficiency. Its number crunching qualities are undisputed. The 1 kHz processor (eight bit wide) delivers 18,000 petaflops of calculation. It is a system of using decimal or higher number system in processor; I also designed a sample circuit for representing decimal system electronically using transistors,
Solar and wind energy are clean and renewable but their energy content is both low and costly to store. A two-mirror solar Stirling engine (SE) design could be a major step towards the high efficiency (>
The laws of physics restrict the rotational speeds of traditional large generators due to the increased centrifugal forces. Hoover Dam generators run at around 1.5 - 2.0 Hz.; their substantial centrifugal forces require these and similar generators to run at relatively low frequencies which results in very low specific outputs (kW/lb. and kW/ft3).
Dynamic Energy Technologies has patented a means of utilizing vehicle ride motion to generate electrical power. This electrical energy downloads the inefficient ICE/alternator combination. A 90% efficient alternator powered by a 20% average duty cycle ICE gas engine wastes 82% of the fuel consumed when producing electrical energy.
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