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Developed seat sensor to help detect drunk drivers
Scientists have developed a system of sensors mounted on car seats to detect when the driver is reclining, heart rate or breathing changes.
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History
Learn about airplane safety history
Although seat belts were considered an option in 1929, Charles N. Monteith, chief engineer at the Boeing Aircraft Company (BAC), figured it would be common sense.
Scientific application
Cambodian students transform school seats into convenient flying devices
A group of students in Cambodia have built a prototype of a manned drone from an unlikely item: a school chair.
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Why should you fasten your seatbelt until the aircraft comes to a complete stop?
Passengers should continue to wear their seat belts because the aircraft may still encounter certain hazards on the way to the station after landing.
Life
How to use public toilets safely, avoiding Covid-19 infection
The rate of transmission of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 from the use of public toilets is quite small, but not impossible, there are a few things you should…
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Why do carriers still need to maintain empty flights?
The outbreak due to Covid-19 caused a sharp decline in the number of passengers, however, the flight without a passenger still had to return regularly.
Technology
Does the toilet have a seat with a 13-degree angle to help improve labor productivity?
StandardToilet UK developed a 13-degree sloped toilet seat in the hope of achieving higher labor productivity.
Archeology
Excavation of ancient tsarist chessboard
The 17th-century chessboard was engraved on the seat surface so that the players could easily hide it when the Tsar's soldiers came to check it out.
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Why not go to the toilet when the plane takes off and lands?
Passengers can freely use the toilet on the plane, but must except when the plane is about to take off and land.
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Taxi fly passengers on the Seine
In search of a convenient means of transport, reducing traffic congestion and combating environmental pollution, a French startup has just put a pilot of a 'flying' taxi…
1001 mystery
Mysterious 3 'weird' deaths by dragon chairs in the Forbidden City
The dragon chair of ancient kings is probably considered one of the monstrous treasures remaining in the Old Palace (Forbidden City) in Beijing, China.
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The world's first flying taxi uses hydrogen gas
This vehicle has 5 seats, operates with 6 propellers, has the same design as the remote control aircraft.
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Strange love seats reveal the King's sex life
The details of the tumultuous life of a British king revolve around the much-loved love chair in a new document.
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German flight taxi successfully flew the first flight
The prototype of Lilium Jet electric taxi has successfully piloted the first trip in Oberpfaffenhofen (Germany).
Science invention
Daily use inventions come from universities
From toothpaste to GPS, from car seat belts to Google, you may not know, but the things you use every day are the ones that come from universities.