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When families nowadays dump kitchen waste, except for using kitchen waste bin, they use additionally generated waste, plastic bags, to discard the garbage that cannot be decomposed during the recycling.
Circu Waste is an eco-friendly kitchen waste bag made of agricultural waste –rice husk.
In this work, we explore the implementation of the energy efficient I/O interface circuits, namely the analog-to-digital converter (ADC), using back-end-of-line (BEOL) Nano-electromechanical (NEM) relays, for ultra-low power VLSI and IoT applications.
Nowadays, integrated circuits (IC) are mostly implemented using CMOS transistor technology. Due to the inherent leakage property of transistors,
The SunCare APP recommends ocean-friendly sunscreen according to the users’ activity needs.
We frequently hear about coral bleaching recently. In addition to global warming, sunscreen is another major cause! SunCare is an APP that helps the consumers’ selection of sunscreen products. Users can choose the suitable sunscreen for the day based on the activity. According to life style,
The artificial dikes and harbors are packed with wave-absorbing blocks to absorb the impact of the waves. Power wave block is a wave-absorbing block that absorbs waves and converts kinetic energy into electrical energy. It can protect the coast while re-using the kinetic energy of the waves rather than only passively blocking.
A robotic hand is basically sensors with high degrees of repeatability, precision, and reliability and thus sensors play an important role in a robotic hand. Flex sensor and accelerometer are such devices, which accomplish the above task with a great degree of accuracy.
In climates that endure cold and freezing temperatures, a common problem is the need to "deice" windshields before safely driving. In this invention, a pair of comparative temperature sensors would monitor glass temp, and if activated, this system would begin wiping the liquified (melted) water off of the windshield before,
Lively car is an interactive sitting balance bike designed for preschoolers which has two major characteristics: helping to train children's leg muscles and the education of children's daily life common sense.
It intrigues children in space and objects through the games and further develop interactive learning via transparent screen and AR techniques.
Restaurants produce a large amount of edible waste oil. Some owners would pour it into the river which causes pollution in the soil and water.
Oil Bubble is a cleaning liquid maker that recycles and reuses waste oil. Making cleaning liquid by pouring the waste oil into Oil Bubble and adding water, natural foaming agent, and thickener.
A portable steamer that can turn water to steam in a split second and further help improve coughing and phlegmatic retention problems of lungs.
With the worsening of air pollution, our lungs generate sputum to isolate particles from invading as a self-protection when polluted air is inhaled. The situation resulted in increasingly serious coughing.
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