The Keystone XL Pipeline is a project to extend the existing Keystone pipeline, which carries heavy crude oil from the oil sands of Canada to U.S. refineries. It was approved by the Republican-controlled House on November 14, and will now… Continue Reading
My partners Rosanna and Mariana, and myself decided to do the Law of Inertia Experiment. At first we chose different experiments that could potentially fit our criteria, however we ended up choosing the one above mentioned because it is the… Continue Reading
Being at MIT was a very cool experience, although I expected to be in a fancier environment. However, only because the building did not look like what I expected it to be, I was amazed by the things I saw… Continue Reading
My partner Jennifer Straka and I, worked on this lab together. We were given a flashlight, a ruler, and colored filters. We tried different distances and different filters to experiment with voltages. We had four different colored filters and we… Continue Reading
Using solar energy has numerous advantages, and that’s why many countries have decided to use more renewable energy rather than rely on other forms of energy that are running out. Not only is solar energy much cheaper but it’s not… Continue Reading
Fukushima was the first nuclear plant to be designed, constructed and run in conjunction with General Electric, Boise, and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The plant suffered major damage from the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on… Continue Reading
President Obama emphasizes the fact that we are being unfair to the future generations. In his climate action plan he mentioned many great points that will help us improve our climate change. His three main points are : 1) Cut… Continue Reading
Iceland is a pioneer in the use of geothermal energy for space heating. Generating electricity with geothermal energy has increased significantly in recent years. Geothermal power facilities currently generate 25% of the country’s total electricity production. Geothermal energy in Iceland… Continue Reading
The Stirling engine is a heat engine that is very different from the engine in your car. Invented by Robert Stirling in 1816, the Stirling engine has the potential to be much more efficient than a gasoline or diesel engine.… Continue Reading
My partner Jennifer Straka and I worked on the generator lab together. To get all our data we had to shake the generator and keep track of the number of shakes. After we did that for five times, our data… Continue Reading