May 13, 2008 Drawing on a background that ranges from experience as an aerospace technician to a stint in research and development on the Williams F1 team, Marcus Cunnington has designed and built the ...

Medical technology is a growing field of application for composite materials. Inherent properties such as high strength and rigidity, lightness and design freedom predestine GFRP and CFRP for various ...

Tanner and Skyler Jensen have a rare genetic condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) The disease affects their muscles and the ability to walk, lift their arms and even breathe BYU students ...

Customize your BIG RIG, an affordable off-road accessible equipment designed for adventure and exploration. This 4x4 Big Rig ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, July 16 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras, on Wednesday, announced the launch of YD One -- India's lightest active wheelchair and also the country's first ...

There are numerous wheelchair options available to users, from powered to manual, foldable and rigid, all of which also target a variety of everyday obstacles. But when it comes to public ...

IIT Madras creates India’s lightest 9 kg wheelchair for easy daily use. YD One wheelchair costs Rs. 74,700, much cheaper than imported models. Made with carbon fibre and aluminium for strength and ...

While the current wheelchairs weigh about 17 kgs, YD One, certified by ISO, weighs just 8.5 kgs. YD One is the first indigenously developed monu-tube rigid-frame wheelchair in India, weighing 8.5 kgs ...

Imagine a new type of powered wheelchair that’s totally waterproof, weighs just one-third of a regular powered wheelchair, and doesn’t need its batteries to be replaced at great cost every couple of ...