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Researchers have developed an integrated communications and control system for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that utilizes automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) technology. The system addresses safety concerns relating to UAS sharing airspace with traditional manned aircraft.
1) Challenge of change
Wireless sensors are the troops of the IOT, the on-the-ground pieces of hardware doing the critical task of monitoring processes, taking measurements and collecting data.
Today, battery-powered wireless devices are very popular. However,
My Solar Tracking Window Unit is a solar tracking system that hangs out of a window and tracks the sun using a method of triagularzation. It consist of three sensors: one on the right, one one the left, and one in the top center of the solar panel,
Current steel can ammunition containers provide almost no thermal insulation in case of fire, acting as baking tins, resulting in the ammunition cooking off, which can end up with numerous casualties and an aborted mission.
New "Helix" flexible-display wrapped around moving 3D objects to illuminate pixels that “project” a FLAT-plane image relative to a camera observation point or just human observation. Applications: Make structure transparent, wear as clothing, and wearable wrist helix with more display.
This invention teaches prior art of bendable,
Sustainable energy is becoming an obsession to the world. Because of not only the fact that renewable energy would impact the economics but also a clean source of energy will save our environment.
Phononic Vibes introduces a new disruptive technology with unprecedented performances in the vibration and noise control and isolation, with a circular economy approach.
It originated from the research activity at Politecnico di Milano and Massachusetts Institute of Technology of its founders in the field of meta-materials,
No-Access Armor transparent polymer is a revolution in construction and provides increased safety while reducing weight/maintenance. Traditional safety glass is heavy, difficult to cut, fragments when impacted, yellows/delaminates over time, and is limited in applications.
No-Access Armor (NAA) is ballistic/tornado/hurricane-resistant, load-bearing,
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