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M5 Plume
characteristics:
Platform: Hybrid car with a Hydrogen (H2) engine and an electromagnetic levitating system (Maglev).
Small family car/ SUV
Max speed: 200 km/h
If we just use our senses we can feel the threat to our precious planet Earth. We all feel the increasing of the temperature, the abrupt climatic changes, the defrosting of the Arctic (North Pole) putting in danger the survival of so many species, especially the Polar Bear.
CYCLIC HOME GYM It is an exercise fitness machine designed to provide gravity and resistance training so the user can bulk up his/her muscles in no time while getting a defined cut definition and weight loss.It provides the best of all fitness machines in the market with regards to gravity and resistance training principles.
Last year, Stanford University demonstrated that paper can be used as a “battery” or energy storage device with the proper application of a conductive material, such as carbon nanotubes (CNT). Details of this work can be found in “Highly conductive paper for energy-storage devices” by Hu, Choi, Yang Jeong, Mantia and Cui (www.pnas.org).
The Sense System revolutionizes residential fire prevention. Unlike traditional smoke detectors/fire alarms, which only alert user about fire/smoke, Sense helps prevent kitchen fires before they start. It can also be directly installed in the kitchen, which is the number one place where residential fires start.
The Orion Speedtrike is an Ultrahigh Efficiency Vehicle (UEV) designed to dramatically decrease the energy required for transportation, and has already demonstrated performance equivalent to almost 2,000 mpg at highway speeds. Such efficiency would have a dramatic impact on a sustainable energy future. The Orion UEV is currently running in a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) configuration,
Cars of the 21st century are emitting less and less pollution.Despite this, fossil fuel burning is still necessary to power the car and thus emit pollution.With the technology that we have today, it is impossible to have 0 emissions while burning fossil fuels.But alternatively, with the Fully Internal Combustion System (FICS),
Anti-Blindness System. This project utilizes electronic circuits and optical devices that already exist. Inside the helmet, we’ve put a polarimeter and a spectrometer which help blind people to obtain precise information about soil composition(snow, mud), deep water, vacuous spaces and so on.
Most current shower door enclosures are constructed predominately of the metal frame and glass panel type which are resource and energy intensive to manufacture. Alternatives such as plastic and fabric curtains are not recyclable and are disposed of frequently due to mildew. Both require the use of cleaning solvents to maintain sanitary conditions and aesthetics.
With reference to the BP oil spill, this containment cap can be made quickly from readily available materials, and be used to temporarily (until relief wells can be completed) stop the flow of oil and gas from the well head.
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