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From Cleaning Offices to Designing EV Charging Stations

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He was a DIY enthusiast willing to try his hand at just about anything, from electronics to plumbing. I always knew I wanted to be a specialist: a person that others would go to because they knew something really well,” she says. She says her colleagues jokingly call her a unicorn because women working in the EV industry are so rare.

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Build Your Own Hi-fi Ear Defenders

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There are industrial solutions that pass through sounds in specific frequency ranges, but these are targeted at speech. For years, I have been trying to improve my personal audio-monitoring situation without going to the expense of the systems used by professional touring bands, which include custom-molded earpieces.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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Personalized health care could revolutionize traditional medical practice,” Gao says. This second-generation e-skin sandwiched thin sheets of Teflon, copper, and polyimide that slide as the person moves, generating maximum power of 0.94 In the future, DIY may not even be necessary. milliwatts.

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Tips: How to Make Money from Your Old Car

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With the increasing growth of the used vehicle industry, there’s little indication that consumer appetite for old cars will be quenched any time soon. You don’t need a complete vehicle overhaul as a simple DIY quick fix and cleaning can transform a cheap piece into a priceless collector item. Your old wheels could turn into cash.

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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

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Thanks to these communication systems and volunteer centers, it was possible to supply personal protective equipment (like face shields ) for physicians and social workers. By the beginning of the full-scale war in February, logistics systems for the 3D-printing industry had already been established.

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Tesla Autopilot’s emergency vehicle response feature is addressing a deadly problem no one wants to talk about

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A DIY Solution. Law , a 32-year-veteran in the emergency roadside response industry and a specialist researcher in the Move Over Law, opted to develop a light sequence he fondly dubs as “E-Modes” to help drivers inform other vehicles that a parked emergency vehicle is nearby. Self-absorbed drivers have become the norm.

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Building the Future of Smart Home Security

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it is the pursuit of industry-leading protection that drives the entire organization to continue innovating. It redefined the home security space by introducing wireless, DIY products and pioneered giving customers the ability to monitor their homes via a smartphone app.