Engineering

What will commercial flight look like without fossil fuels and what is most likely to replace jet fuel in the near future?

Abstract Air transport plays a crucial role in modern life. It facilitates global transport, international travel and is critical to the workings of the world. However, the industry is heavily reliant on fossil fuels to operate. It is essential to consider alternative fuel options in which aviation can survive without finite fossil fuels. This poses …

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Design for a Europa Subsurface Explorer Mission with a Telescopic Subsurface Vehicle

Abstract Europa, one of Jupiter’s four large Galilean moons, is a target of prime importance for exploration. This is due to the likely presence of a global subsurface liquid water ocean beneath a water ice crust, raising the possibility that Europa could support simple life. Future mission concepts include a lander deploying a probe to …

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CO2 Levels During Long International Flights as Approximation for COVID-19 Infection Risk Levels

Inbar Adiel, 11th Grade, Golda Och Academy, NJ January 31st, 2021 ABSTRACT This research documents the levels of CO2 during two long international flights that took place on December 11th, 2020 and January 1st, 2021 (US -> Israel and Israel -> US). Based on CDC guidelines, the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 increases dramatically …

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Just Streetlights?

Abstract: A photocell is a light dependent resistor which is most resistive when the brightest light is illuminated on its surface and least resistive when little to no light is illuminated on its surface. In that sense, a photocell is a meter for the intensity of light. Figure 1: Picture of a photocell \”photocell-2\” by …

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Flywheels: Are Mechanical Batteries the Future of Energy Storage?

Figure 1: Flywheel \”D10 Flywheel\” by tudedude is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Abstract Energy storage is vital to our modern-day society as a method of reacting to the supply and demand of electrical energy[1]. Alongside the global push to transition from non-renewable to renewable energy sources, there also exists a need to improve energy …

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Core/Shell Quantum Dots: The Next \”Big Thing\” of the Display Industry

Abstract This review paper is a summary and introduction to core/shell quantum dots, as well as discussing their current and perhaps future role in modern-age electroluminescent devices. Quantum dots, with their extremely large color variety and tunable properties are becoming more and more the next “Big Thing” in the liquid crystal display (LCD) industry, and …

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Athletic Prosthetics: Creation and Controversy

Approximately two million Americans live with limb loss; many amputees rely on prosthetic devices to help them overcome physical and mental obstacles [1]. Prosthetic devices are engineered to replace missing body parts such as limbs, organs and bones. Over the past few years, innovations in materials engineering, 3D printing and computer-aided design have allowed for …

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Ember Accumulation during Wildfires

Student Research Paper by Rishub Shah ([email protected]) Mentor: Dr. Franz Richter ([email protected]). Thanks for the opportunity: Dr. Michael Gollner ([email protected]).  December 2020 Abstract Wildfires are a leading cause of property damage, injury and death throughout the world. A major way in which wildfires spread is through embers or firebrands. The transport and deposition of embers …

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