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This is a relatively simple off-the-shelf upgrade to the brake light system on present-day automotive and trucking light visible signal installations. It exhibits, at variable distances and while moving in the traffic flow,
I will initiate a project that involves building a replica of a V2 rocket. Well actually it will be the Bioremediating Missile. The project is being developed under the fictitious company Ecological Space Engineering and is engaged in speculative design to improve the quality of life on Earth. The Bioremediating Missile will be built from biodegradable materials like wood,
Automobile plays an important role not only in transportation of goods and passengers but also in development of countries. As per the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturer (SIAM), the total number of vehicles manufactured in India of all types is around 23,960,940 till April-March 2016 having a marginal growth of 2.58%.
The idea is to have a proximity link that transmits the intended car with real time information on a proximity hazard or a problem with the vehicle such as a break down car blocking the opposite way in a curve ahead for the incoming traffic.
Engines currently used in range extender of electric vehicles are complex and expensive. Electric vehicle needs a very efficient range extender able to use alternative fuels, and which also does not affect its useful space, does not increase weight, with minimal maintenance and above all that does not significantly increase its final price.
A magnetic void (null spot) is created on a portion of inner hole of a ring magnet by absorbing North and South poles in that portion using small disc magnets having diameter equal to top and bottom surface width of ring magnet.
When a steel ball or spherical magnet is kept in that void,
Self cleaning planes which can clean the bug guts, dirt and remove acummulated ice to reduce drag and improve efficiency of the airplane.
My concept proposes for self cleaning airplanes which can clean and remove the bug guts which stick to the airplane and undergo chemical changes to turn into a sticky glue which causes drag.
Multidirectional flexable track can allow a motorized tank, tractor, or other track laying vehicle to have its front guide-sproketed-pulley-wheels to be physically turned on a verticale axis thereby turning the vehicle. Multidirectional flexable segmented tracks are often used as electrical wire cable guides in industrial factory automation and linear translation stages in laser micropositining equipment,. Recently,
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The nature of Gas Flaring processes have created a severe impact on man and the environment. Massive environmental degradation as a result of flaring activities has led to fluctuations in climate as well as depletion of the vegetation cover through acid rain.
The power availability in batteries of cellphones, tablets and laptops is an important limitation for the usability of these devices. A lot of effort is being doing for improve batteries capacity, but the time needed to fully charge the batteries is a discomfort source for users.
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