Either you want to glue something, to bind up a book or anything else you always need a press. I attached the picture with three simple press designs. You can choose any. Each construction creation require only a few minutes.

A wireless system for monitoring bridge integrity will transmit minute-by-minute updates and will cost as much as one-hundredth the amount of wired network. The sensors will be made up of four flexible layers and will be less that 5 millimeters thick. The different layers will measure parameters, store energy, transmit the data, and harvest energy from ambient light and radio waves. The sensors will be strong and self-adhesive and will require no wires or batteries since they will...

I've already posted the idea with several simple press designs. They are all easy to be created but have one main disadvantage: they can be used only with flat materials such as books. But what are you supposed to do if you have to stick a piece of plywood on a curved surface? I suggest you using a simple bag of sand as a press. And also do not forget to put a paper insert between the plywood and a bag.

If the skates are not ground down properly, you will not achieve a real speed no matter how hard you try. Skates with a wide blade can be ground down with a thick round file or an emery stone rotating in the machine. Only sharp skates allow you to feel comfortable while skating on the ice and, of course, to develop the maximum possible speed. So do not let yourself go skating with blunt skates! Grind down your skates regularly!

The idea is to create a 'magic mirror' that will allow users to scan the internet through their bathroom mirror. The mirror will be able to read the signals of the person in front of it through its Kinect motion sensor. There will be two versions of the mirror- one that will give fashion information based on the outfit the user is wearing, and another one that will provide prescription information when the RFID tag on the medication bottle is scanned. The mirrors will also...

If you do not close the tin tightly, a thick layer of dry film appears on the paint surface or even all the paint hardens. To prevent this you should close the tin as tightly as possible. Then turn the tin upside down, leave it in that position for a moment and turns back. During this time, the paint will fill all the air gaps and provide a complete sealing.

The idea is to develop a keyboard which keys will lay absolutely flat until activated. The keyboard is supposed to reduce the amount of errors usually made on virtual keyboards. The keys will lay flat during travel, and can be elevated by pressing a mechanical button. The actual mechanism that will raise the keys will be strong enough to support and raise the keys an even 2.2 mm.

Thanks to their sharp claws cats can freely climb on trees of almost any height. While this doesn't disturb us, such a behavior of cats seems even funny.... But not always. Sometimes there are situations when you need to prohibit cats from behaving in such a way. How can you do this? It's easy. For example, to prevent cats from climbing on trees and killing chicks in the nests bind tin plate on the branch. Such a barrier is the one that cats are not able to overcome...

New air-free tires will be made of fully recyclable thermoplastic-resin spokes, making them completely immune to punctures. Wider spokes will radiate from the center of the tire to the radius, where the spokes will attach. The spokes will curve from left to right as they will extend from radius to the tread, creating a balancing force that will not distort the tread.

Website creation is a time-consuming and complicated process on the one hand, but exciting and interesting on the other hand. What do you need to create a website? What are the main stages of work? How could the idea be materialized in the website which is interesting for visitors? Website creation process consists of several stages: 1. Defining goals of the Internet Project for which the site is going to be created and its potential audience. The site can be defined as...