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The CBAG (Configurable Buoyancy And Geometry) semi-rigid airship overcomes all of the disadvantages of earlier airships. It is simpler, lighter, stronger, smaller, cheaper, and several times faster than any rigid or non-rigid air-ship of a similar load capacity.
Aircraft and other vehicles are out of control. The loss of property and lives is very costly. Why do drivers pull out at a stop sign into the paths of motorcyclists? How can a person unwittingly crash into a brick wall with their foot on the accelerator?
Individuals who have suffered neurotrauma like a stroke or brachial plexus injury often experience reduced limb functionality. Soft robotic exoskeletons have been successful in assisting rehabilitative treatment and improving activities of daily life but restoring dexterity for tasks such as playing musical instruments has proven challenging.
Revolutionizing Gene Therapy Delivery with Polymeric Nanoparticles (PNPs) and the HIT SCAN™ Platform
Delivering the Promise of Gene Therapy
Gene therapy holds the potential to cure genetic disorders by directly correcting underlying genetic defects. However, the delivery of genetic therapeutics to target specific cell types remains a challenge.
In today's world, we find many issues and requirements at many places during our travel from Source to Destination. However, we would like to see continuous improvements in those places. Many of the times, it is not an individual problem, but it belongs to the entire society. For example,
The most fuel-consuming phase of flight, in terms of liters per second, is take-off. With the increasing popularity of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Fighter Jets, the need for longer endurance is a common challenge. Saving fuel during take-off means extending flight time,
Physical touch plays a crucial role in a person’s ability to communicate and perceive the world around them. The United States Government, health care developers,
Problem statement
Intelligent Symptom Tracker: Telehealth Monitoring App addresses the problem of insufficient tracking and understanding of symptoms for various conditions. Many individuals struggle to identify and correlate their symptoms with underlying health issues, leading to mismanagement and increased discomfort.
Liver diseases affect approximately one third of the worldwide adult population, and often remain undiagnosed until reaching severe stages due to the liver's lack of pain sensors. The current gold standard, biopsy, is invasive, expensive, and unsuitable for wide-scale screening.
This proposal would fill a ballistic projectile ie artillery or mortar shell with a liquefied inert gas, and fire it upwind of an isolated wildfire. The projectile would not detonate but would disperse LIG over the hot spot.
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