2010
Entries
Solarsphere is a glass sphere bisected with a polished reflector, a photovoltaic sun/target tracking sensor wired to a rechargeable battery ballast that contains omni directional propulsion. The Solarsphere rests on a plenum duct with a circular cutout.
The Solarsphere is intended to be mass produced to keep component costs minimal.
The Solo/ UCV is a high performance, single seat Urban Commuter Vehicle designed to offer new ideas in personal transportation. It is the product of the principals’ 70+ years experience in the motorsports, aircraft and composite materials industries. The Solo is ultra-light,
SODIS (solar disinfection) is a proven method of water treatment for the developing world that utilizes ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun to kill pathogens living in drinking water. All that is required is a clear plastic bottle, filled with contaminated water, to be exposed to direct sunlight for 6-8 hours.
The solution to the current oil blowout within the Gulf is quite simple if you think outside the box. What we need is an elegant design that can fit over any broken oil pipe of any diameter at any angle at any depth.
Many inlets, estuaries, and wetlands suffer from a common heritage: contaminated sediment. Scientists are only now beginning to realize that old, contaminated sediments covered with new, clean sediments does not mitigate ongoing damage from the buried sediments. For example, fish flies burrow 5 - 10cm into the bottom of rivers and lakes,
Whether you have acute back pain, a sports injury or the most common chronic condition, arthritis, you are almost guaranteed to develop some kind of musculoskeletal condition at some stage of your lives. In the case of the arthritis sufferers, a life-long sentence awaits them relieved only by pain-killers, steroids and infrequent and poorly accessible physiotherapy.
Meet the Sonic CAULKSCOPE©
The applicant:
1. is winner of numerous national awards for energy innovation, sustainability etc.
2. was the first to get solar product into big box retail
3. will use this prize to launch a $14 consumer oriented caulking aid into the Big Box building supply chain to save energy,
Most current shower door enclosures are constructed predominately of the metal frame and glass panel type which are resource and energy intensive to manufacture. Alternatives such as plastic and fabric curtains are not recyclable and are disposed of frequently due to mildew. Both require the use of cleaning solvents to maintain sanitary conditions and aesthetics.
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