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In most gear drives, due to inertial motion the driven output shaft becomes the driving one and the driving input shaft becomes the driven one. This condition is known as back-driving. In order to prevent this condition, different types of brake or clutch devices are used. However,
This approach to lighting up a large surface area without the use of lights requiring hundreds of watts of power or arrays of hundreds of exposed LEDs offers an alternate method that reduces the necessary power consumption by a magnitude of 100 times or in some cases even more.
Many alloys have rare earth additions to improve their surface properties at high temperatures. A new product, Minimox® Nanocrystalline Alloy Treatment, exploits this fact to protect a variety of alloys in extreme environmental conditions of elevated temperature and/or corrosive atmospheres.
Imagine for a moment, a reasonably priced automobile with 5 or even 11 different sized engines in it, one for every driving situation from creeping along in traffic to safely towing a large boat or travel trailer up a mountain.
The Cradle-to-Cradle, self-sustaining, zero-net energy city of the future is fast coming to fruition.
A half century ago, learned people were forecasting that by the turn of the century the world would not have enough food or fuel and pollution would dominate the earth. So,
Semi-Rigid Supporting Insole (SRSI)
Background: Bone spurs are formed as a result of continued stress on a particular area of the bone. They are most commonly found in areas which sustain large pressures – hips, feet and shoulders. Although they are usually small and smooth, they can cause damage to surrounding soft tissue as well as nerves,
What if sensors, meters, instruments were just Apps instead of single purpose, bulky, expensive equipment? Sensordrone is a first step towards making this a reality.
Mobile computing is the way of the future, but most sensor products have not kept up, and are still very expensive and bulky. Sensordrone is a multi-purpose,
Steam Generating Apparatus (SGA) is a small, compact hot water or steam generator using a small motor to spin up to speed for whatever you require.
The SGA device is only 4" in diameter using an AC drive to control a 1HP motor. The system would include a micro processor to set up and tweak your specific application.
Many of the ways people store shoes takes up too much space, can lead to mold growth, or doesn’t allow for shoe collectors to display or protect their shoes.
Shoe-Inn is a hanging, easily adjustable set of thin shelves. The shelves are hung by cords through a notch in each corner. Since each shelf only holds one shoe,
Shoot To Kill Forest Fires
Spraying water or fire retardant on a forest fire is effective. However it is cumbersome and endangers people on the ground or those flying tankers overhead.
Here is another way:
If you ever removed ice from an ice tray before the water was completely frozen,
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