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My idea is just a concept which is based on a simple law of magnetic repulsion.
According to this law, I have made a simple diagrammatic arrangement of a solid metal shaft which can serve as a source of pumping water over small heights as well as can act as shaft for generator.
As per diagrammatic representation,
The concept of self-organizing tendencies, although touched upon in domains such as physics, chemistry, search methodology and biology, has recently gained increased acceptance owing to discoveries in nanotechnology and astrophysics. Advances in nanotechnology are rapidly expanding the scope of understanding of the fundamental mysteries of this universe.
Addressing Motorcyclist Safety
In the United States the number of motorcyclists is increasing according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and while motorcycle registrations are increasing, the increasing fatalities were not due to the increase in numbers.
The rate of fatalities per 100 million miles traveled has increased drastically. The increase between 1997 and 2004 was 89%.
it is a major problem in the Tea Industry to harvest only soft tea leaves for processing into tea where agriculture workers are not plentiful or workers cost are high.
From the age of stone, agriculture has been a major source of income generation and source of life. Lot of developments have been done in this direction to create it as an innovative and substantial occupation for the future generation.
HYBRID “RMS” TRIKE FOR
PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE
OBJECTIVE
With the motive of serving society with engineering concepts, we have designed and fabricated a Three Wheeler (2 wheels @ front) named TRIKE with there following features:
• Operates on Solar energy/Battery power
Fire accidents in unmanned warehouses is common news. The blaze break out in ‘PATCHI ‘ warehouse, Al-Quoz, UAE in September 2013 made to inquire about cause of fire & later paved the way to suggest solution to control the fire at its earlier stage.
AmWisp offers instant, self-powered communications infrastructure and business continuity planning for any situation. It can be used to access High Speed Internet almost anywhere in the world, including areas without existing infrastructure. It can also be used for security systems and HD broadcasting,
REMEDIATION OF ARCTIC MELTING TO HELP CORRECT GLOBAL WARMING
1.....The albedo value--(i.e., the percentage of solar radiation that is reflected from a surface)--of sea water is only 5-10%, whereas the albedo value of fresh snow is 80-90%. Accordingly, once the disintegration of an ice sheet has proceeded to the point where free water surfaces appear,
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