Monthly Archives: October 2014

     Imagine living  thousands of miles  from  any other  other civilization and  your only option to produce energy would be importing   the raw materials from any other countries.  Now picture that you have in your own country  you also … Continue reading →

     Last week, we had  a special visitor  on our class , Tom Vales. He  introduced us to  radioactivity.  In radioactive processes, particles or electromagnetic radiation are emitted from the nucleus. The most common forms of radiation emitted, have … Continue reading →

    Part of everyone’s daily routine involves the use of electricity; we use it so often that it is easily to forget how interesting and complex is the process that goes behind the generation of electricity. We have previously … Continue reading →

    I have lived in Boston for almost 4 years and I still find myself visiting and discovering  new places. Last week I had the great opportunity to go,with all my classmates, to a nuclear reactor here in Boston, … Continue reading →

   Have you ever wondered what other methods  exist   besides the  generator that we know and we have previously discussed.  What were  the “other “ ways of making an engine work? If so,then you are in luck, because on this … Continue reading →

    We already know that solar energy and the use photovoltaic  panel is the future of renewable energy; therefore we shouldn’t be surprised that countries around the world are starting to integrate this methods among their  energy sources. After … Continue reading →

   When it comes to buying a car, we are all presented with a very large amount of options. I believe it is fair to say that among all the available options one of the most significant features that we … Continue reading →

   Have  you ever wondered how  a hand crank  generator works?  I know I have wondered about it few times. Luckily  for you, I had to opportunity to learn how they work and actually test the theory of a lab … Continue reading →