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Eyewear providing UV light and ballistic protection to wearer's eyes at the least possible weight. This design incorporates a hydrophilic polymer nosepiece that becomes tacky when wet,
Think of why Tesla is a game changer in the EV space. While their vehicles are very innovative, their vast charging network is a large reason why they are so popular. Now, the most popular electric vehicles in the US/World today aren't actually electric cars,
In order to control the use of weapons in a neighborhood, school, business or event, this system would utilize a dual camera design from the same lens. One, a microbolometer would take an IR image and the other a standard CCTV image.
The hydrogen conversion is the classic chicken-egg problem:
Since the infrastructure of the filling stations is not sufficient, few H2-powered vehicles are manufactured and because too few vehicles are bought, there is no incentive to set up filling stations!
As is well known,
Transport needs in the coming years will be growing. Strong emphasis will have to be placed on servicing new patterns of trade and on meeting the requirements of increased activities in agriculture. Expenditures for transport will be large.
In dealing with transport, subject areas are the various modes,
Did you know that every plane is equipped with a so called fuel tank inerting system that is used to suppress the oxygen concentration at low level to prevent an unexpected explosion accident? Yes, every airplane has all that to secure the aviation traffic safety,
ALIFE®AIR is an innovative engineering company dedicated to the development of a sustainable "Zero Emission - Fuel" solution.
Our approach is to be less of a disruption to existing industry, instead leveraging their existing support infrastructure to develop a global deployable solution.
Consistently, backing accidents account for 25% of all motor vehicle accidents. Preventing damage and injuries due to these also means reducing the risk of related lawsuits and lost time for companies and their employees. According to the FMCSA,
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