Fukushima… The Real Deal

Fukushima… When people here it they don’t know where it is or what it was they just know it was a incredibly sad event that took place in Japan.

What had happened in Fukushima was a lesson for everyone in the world and the power of nuclear power and energy. A earthquake hit Fukushima where their was a reactor. The magnitude of the earthquake was a whoping 9.0.  Due to the earthquake and the power of distuction their was 19,000 casualties. And reports of hundreds of thousands of destroyed properties.

As the earthquake hit it created a tsunami that hit the plant causing 3 of the nuclear reactors to loose power and cooling, The result was one of the worlds biggest nuclear disasters.

http://www.naturalnews.com/Fukushima.html

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/fukushima_accident_inf129.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/12/japan-severity-idUSTKE00635720110412

Robotics

In our class we have created a robot and then programmed a robot to lift. I was not able to be here for the lab so i have some information from Frank Calderon.

Data: The following graphs represent the relationships between the different measurements taken.

We had to get the potential Energy that had Potential Energy= mgh, If you decide potential energy by time you get the displacement.

This lab was to show us how to calculate how much a robot can lift and how fast. This blog gave a group the opportunity to work together to figure out equations to life weights with the robot!

Natural Gas Hydraulic Fracturing

In this day and age we rely on gas and other natural resources to do the things that we need to do.  Most people can never imagine a life without gas or natural resource, however as technology progresses we change the way we do things and sometimes it not the best. for example every presidency the president running or currently running always brings up that we need to rely less on foreign oil and gas. However it never happens. People cannot imagine living in a world with out gas therefor we need to always provide it. As we progress with technology as stated previously sometimes we invent something that can hurt us, In this instance a way of extracting gas from the earth is Hydraulic Fracturing, What Hydraulic Fracturing is, is process where chemicals are used to break threw rock and extract maximum product. All in all it is a extremely effective process however their is a huge downside. The chemicals can be leaked to underground water sources and also distribute threw land and into air. What should be done is further research, for example altering chemicals or trying to contain them. Apart from the bad part many people beleve that Hydraulic Fracturing is the way to a more clean energy future.

http://www.earthworksaction.org/issues/detail/hydraulic_fracturing_101#HEALTH

http://www.citizenscampaign.org/campaigns/hydro-fracking.asp#frack

http://0-web.ebscohost.com.library.law.suffolk.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=11&sid=43544eed-e79f-4770-977b-56d620a0f46f%40sessionmgr15&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=8gh&AN=76274357

Fuel Efficiency At The Max

For years people have been trying to figure out way on how to make things move using the least possible energy or any other resource. From cars to boats to plains, these industries spend millions trying to figure out how to make things move at lowest coast. In todays world this is a extreme concern due to the population and greenhouse gasses.

The Government is currently playing a major role in car industry, setting the bar for 2025 to be a minimum of 54 miles per gallon for any cars on the road. They concerns done only effect us the customers but also effect the industry at the business levels beacuse they have to keep reinventing something to keep their products on the market.

Something we have all come to know it the hybrid car witch revolutionized the industry from the ground up. a hybrid car brought new technologies to the world since it uses both gas and electricity to move the car.

A couple tips to keep your car moving at the least expensive way are as followed.

1. Drive more efficiently is you have a smaller car try not to exelarate to quickly to keep your RPMs bellow 2.5 this will save lots of gas due to less engine power.
2. Think before you buy a car. try buying more fuel efficient car like hybrids or the new species of electric cars
3. Do not waist your gas, People always leave their cars running weather they need to be or not. Also think ahead and combine trips.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/business/carmakers-back-strict-new-rules-for-gas-mileage.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

http://www.automotiveforums.com/t164755-what_car_will_drive_the_most_miles_and_last_the_longest_.html

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt064.shtm

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-17/better-gas-mileage-thanks-to-the-pentagon