Monthly Archives: April 2012

Recently, I had a chance to visit Museum of Science(MOS) with my class fellows. The Museum of Science (MoS) is a Boston, Massachusetts landmark, located in Science Park.  The Museum is also an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums … Continue reading →

These are the details of our team project about friction. 1.   Title: Friction! 2.   Purpose: To measure how much friction is created when a block of wood is dragged across different surfaces. 3.   Background: Friction is wasted energy. 4.   Procedure: Hook the block of … Continue reading →

Here is the outline of our experiment: Title of project/experiment: Purpose: To find out what fabrics make better insulation. Background: discovering what household fabrics can be best used as insulation. Procedure: Set up: 4 water bottles. 3 different socks. Thermometer. … Continue reading →

Recently, we have created our group for team project or team experiment for this course. After bouncing idea back and forth for a while we found and experiment called a good sock. The experiment is about finding what cloth can best … Continue reading →

Recently, we had a chance to visit MIT Plasma Center. “The Plasma Science & Fusion Center (PSFC) Is Recognized As One Of The Leading University Research Laboratories In The Physics And Engineering Aspects Of Magnetic And Inertial Fusion (MIT)”. At our tour to … Continue reading →

The Indian Point nuclear plant in Buchanan, N.Y., has been a major source of power to New York City and its northern suburbs since the first reactor went into operation in 1962. But the plant, which is now owned by … Continue reading →

Global Warming: It is the rising average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Global Warming Deniers: Those who believe that climate change is natural and has nothing to do with the climate are … Continue reading →

Tom vales is a professor in the Suffolk university. Recently, he came in to give us a presentation. Tom holds annual presentations for electrical light shows to be presented and along with his fellow buddies, does experiments and tricks-but he remembers to … Continue reading →

Energy Secretary Steven Chu has just about had it with House Republican accusations about Solyndra and other clean-energy companies that won billions of dollars in federal loan guarantees. “After hundreds of thousands of pages of documents sent over, there’s not … Continue reading →

The following equipment is needed for this solar energy experiment: One solar cell One voltage probe One NXT adaptor NXT with light sensor One light source Labview VI  solarlab1.vi Ruler Colored film filters Excel sheet The results of this experiment … Continue reading →