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Delhi startup develops air-purifying motorcycle helmet

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kg helmet ensures exposure reduction by more than 80% as measured using a controlled environment. The product, at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) level 9 has been granted utility patent and is now being sold in all parts of the country priced at Rs. Following all mandatory standards stipulated by the government, the 1.5

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OSU researchers find small particles from tires inhibit growth of organisms in freshwater, coastal estuaries

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about 30% of its tread erodes and enters the environment. million metric tons of tire wear particles flow into the environment each year in the United States. The researchers also mentioned several ways to limit tire particles from entering the environment. They also cite a recent study that estimated more than 1.5 Resources.

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This Idea Wasn't All Wet: The Sensing Water-Saving Shower Head Debuts

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In 2012, with California in the midst of a severe drought, Schneider, then a mechanical engineering graduate student at Stanford University , once again tossed out a “cool idea.” The general idea is really simple,” Schneider says. “A A lot of people have said they also thought of this idea.

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Porsche launches developer competition with Mission E Cross Turismo data

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For the next nine weeks developers will have the opportunity to implement and submit their ideas. Participants have until 30 April to submit their app ideas and the winner will be named at the finals at the beginning of June. Ideas surrounding infotainment, navigation, parking applications or chassis were in the focus.

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UVA Engineering researching thermoelectric materials to improve efficiency of jet engines

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We soon discovered that, if we produced a coating that could not only survive in the hot environment but also produce current, we could harvest electricity that is then used to support the aircraft. Ann Bolcavage, a Rolls-Royce Engineering Associate Fellow in Coating Materials, to translate the idea to reality.

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US DOE announces $26.9M for advanced nuclear technology

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Advanced Reactor Development Projects pathway, which allows a broad scope of proposed concepts and ideas that are best suited to improving the capabilities and commercialization potential of advanced reactor designs and technologies. Under this proposal, FuelCell Energy Inc. Total Award Value: $12,500,000.

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From coconut powder to crop residue, startups find novel ways to charge EV batteries – ET Auto

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The idea which was meant for the co-founder’s thesis has given him a groundbreaking solution for improving charging efficiency in EVs batteries. Protein Cell “We have 50 plus patents filed and I think ten or eleven of them are granted in India and we are still in the process of filing in the United States,” said Baliarsingh.

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