A system and method for distributing product samples to promote sales in an ornamental and pressure-free environment. The system allows a consumer to sample a product and become educated about the product in an ornamental, strategically illuminated chamber, and with no sales pressure. The chamber includes a product section that displays product samples that correlate to products. The product samples are displayed from multiple modules, aesthetically arranged throughout the product section. A radial illumination assembly, which is shaped similar to a snowflake, illuminates the modules to strategically enhance the display of product samples and create a pleasant product sampling experience. The chamber includes a registration section to collect information from the consumer. The chamber includes an educational section to educate the consumer about the product. The chamber includes a product collection section that provides the option of performing a purchase transaction for the product, or receiving a free product bundle.

A system and method for distributing product samples to promote sales in an ornamental and pressure-free environment. The system allows a consumer to sample a product and become educated about the product in an ornamental, strategically illuminated chamber, and with no sales pressure. The chamber includes a product section that displays product samples that correlate to products. The product samples are displayed from multiple modules, aesthetically arranged throughout the product section. A radial illumination assembly, which is shaped similar to a snowflake, illuminates the modules to strategically enhance the display of product samples and create a pleasant product sampling experience. The chamber includes a registration section to collect information from the consumer. The chamber includes an educational section to educate the consumer about the product. The chamber includes a product collection section that provides the option of performing a purchase transaction for the product, or receiving a free product bundle.

A kit for assembling and decorating a lamp that educates children about scientific, engineering, and artistic principles. Assembling the lamp housing teaches children about fasteners, tools, and mechanisms. Assembling the electronics teaches children about electronic components. Controlling the lights teaches children about lighting, colors, and software.

An apparatus and method for visualizing a layout of one or more objects, such as furniture in an enclosed space, such as a room. The apparatus includes flexible and foldable sheets, wherein the dimensions of the sheets correspond to the floor area occupied by the respective objects. The sheets can be placed in a room to visualize how the objects can be placed or appear or fit in the room.

An apparatus and method for visualizing a layout of one or more objects, such as furniture in an enclosed space, such as a room. The apparatus includes flexible and foldable sheets, wherein the dimensions of the sheets correspond to the floor area occupied by the respective objects. The sheets can be placed in a room to visualize how the objects can be placed or appear or fit in the room.

A lightweight training aid is disclosed including selectively positioned posable appendages for use in various training exercises. The training aid may be formed of one or more separable and distinct portions including a head module, a torso module and a leg module, and combinations thereof. The head module and/or leg module may be releasably coupled to the torso module by interchangeable mounting arrangements. Appendages of the training aid may be posable, at least within a set range of motion, within any of a potentially infinite number of orientations. Methods of using such a training aid also are disclosed.

A lightweight training aid is disclosed including selectively positioned posable appendages for use in various training exercises. The training aid may be formed of one or more separable and distinct portions including a head module, a torso module and a leg module, and combinations thereof. The head module and/or leg module may be releasably coupled to the torso module by interchangeable mounting arrangements. Appendages of the training aid may be posable, at least within a set range of motion, within any of a potentially infinite number of orientations. Methods of using such a training aid also are disclosed.

People facing emergencies, such as disasters, may not receive external assistance in a timely manner, instead having to rely on themselves for critical or extended periods. A system including emergency response containers providing both for organizational structure, including a method of assigning roles to available individuals, and task domain knowledge for organizational elements, namely the people facing and experiencing the emergency, allows for organic emergency response and eases transition to and effectiveness of external professional emergency response providers. In some embodiments the system is modular and adjustable for different situations.

A high-temperature and high-pressure drilling fluid inhibition evaluation device includes a main test member, a temperature control pressurization system, a gas source, a circulation heating system, a confining pressure pump, a central control system, a computer, an ultrasonic detector and a safety valve electrically connected through pipelines, respectively, the main test member and the temperature control pressurization system sequentially connected with the gas source; the present disclosure can pre-pressurize experimental fluid and then inject the fluid into a dilatometer, so as to prevent the fluid from generating obvious changes of phase states, eliminate pressure setting errors caused by a saturated vapor pressure of the fluid, improve accuracy of evaluation results, inspect a real expansion state of the sample and simultaneously monitor structural change characteristics of a rock sample in real time through reflection conditions of sound waves.

A sensor apparatus includes a mannequin to emulate a human body part. The mannequin includes a core that emulates flexibility of a substantially inflexible skeletal portion of the body part, and a pliant covering. The pliant covering includes a pliant three-dimensional surface that emulates contours of an epidermis of the body part, and at least one pliant three-dimensional interior portion to emulate resiliency of a pliant portion of the body part. At least one pressure sensor is arranged between the three-dimensional surface and the core to sense pressure applied against the pliant three-dimensional surface.