Science & Technology Essays and Term Papers

one of which is energy. The world uses great amounts of energy each year. As the world is growing the total energy consumption is also increasing rapidly. It is said to rise by “59% from 1999 until 2020, from 382 to 607 quads.” This obviously means…

lung cancers. The risk of the disease increases with the number of cigarettes smoked. Filtered and low tar cigarettes may reduce the risk slightly, but it is still far greater than that of a non-smoker. If a person stops smoking, the risk of lung cancer…

computers co-operate on a problem or provide a service, all sharing the load. Some observers believe that "true" P2P systems should not have a central co-ordinating server or management console, and that all work is done at the edge of the network.…

really change a lot, and one of the things that have change with time is the way teaching is done. The only way that teaching was done in the old days was by a teacher standing in front of a class and instructing them on what to do. Now, with technolog…

meanings. The first meaning, one that distributes, is the easiest to see since distribution comes from the word distribute. Distribution can also be defined as a wholesaler, or one that markets a commodity. The last definition of distribution…

made the world aware of public discourse in the age of show business. He used the books Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and George Orwell’s 1984 as examples of what technology has done to today’s youth. Orwell’s views were that he had a fear…

disorder estimated to afflict more than 250,000 Americans, most of whom are undiagnosed. Narcolepsy can strike anyone at any age. Symptoms are usually first noticed during the early teenage years. There is no known cure for narcolepsy and no completely…

addicts in the US than any other drug addict of any other kind. More than cocaine or heroin even marijuana stated by Stephen Cherniske in his book, Caffeine Blues. The main substance is caffeine. Does anyone know how much caffeine is in a 6 oz cup…

cooperative scientific environment. The station maintains a low orbit around the Earth. This is 217 to 285 miles above the Earth. The station itself is under construction while in orbit. Construction started in 1998 and will take years…

phenomena arising from the attraction of particles with opposite charges and the repulsion of particles with the same charge. Another definition for this is electric current used or regarded as a source of power or an intense emotional excitement.…