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No one makes this product so I retrofitted a bought product to do the job. It works and my wife on oxygen for 3 years asked me to make this for her. It is a do it yourself project, unless someone wants to make it!
The guidePOD is a device to help the blind and visually impaired move around.The device can be strapped on parts of the human body and used for navigating around obstacles.
Te device is powered by a micro controller and senses distance using ultrasonic sensors.
There was a recent paper in Medical Design Briefs (Purdue Universtiy study) that described how nano particles were used in imaging. there was a statement that said:
"Unlike previous approaches using tiny metallic nanorods and nanospheres, the new technique does not cause heat damage to tissue being imaged."
I suggest that we use that "imperfection" to eliminate bad tissue.
People and sensitive electronics traveling in space need protection from high energy radiation. Solid shielding materials are very dense.
I assume that a very small proportion of particles strike the craft at a right angle. My idea is to make some walls, bulkheads, floors, and unused interior volumes from honeycomb panels with cell walls containing energy-absorbing material,
Diabetes affects more than 20 million Americans (7%) and nearly 250 million persons worldwide in its two primary types (Type I “insulin-dependent”: ~10%; Type II “insulin-resistant”: ~90%), resulting in a huge economic and social burden on society. To date there is no cure for this disease. Complications such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, periodontis,
In modern life, people suffer almost regularly of back pain, headache, tired eyes after a long stay in front of a PC screen, sciatica etc. Worst, there is no solution for a private treatment at home, avoiding in this way losing time and money for a Clinic visit. The problem can be solved with a Pad emitting particular electromagnetics waves.
SOLAR POWERED LED HOME ADDRESS INDICATOR
The Solar Powered LED Home address Indicator is designed with the purpose of providing illuminating light to many Home Address Numbers at night-time.
It consist of two (2) Solar Cells, a Photo-Conductive Photo
Cell,
The pemmPOD or Personal Emotional Mobile Module is a personal transporter which is a combined Personal Computer, Media Player, Office workstation and Transportation Module.
It is a Solar Electric Vehicle which is made from recycled and modular components which can be configured at will.
The modules are an ultra capacitor battery (chassis) module, motorized wheel modules, modular wiring harness,
The use of lightweight materials such as aluminum, magnesium and composite materials are steadily increasing to mitigate the increasing vehicle weight and fuel consumption. The use of these lightweight materials mainly depend on the ability to make reliable joining methods. My proposal is to increase the use of friction stir welding (FSW)in automobile (particularly for sheet metal welding,
Drug compliance is a critical issue. If drugs are not administrated exactly as physician's guideline, the effectiveness of drugs is reduced and drug tolerance may occur. As simple as it seems, taking drugs on time can be a challenge.
A wrist watch does a good job on timing, so why not let the watch take care of this problem.
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