If you have a source of cooling, and some time to build a relatively simple device you may be able to use a small sterling engine hooked up to a simple generator. Haven't built either, but I know you can get the instructions to the sterling, and I would assume the generator, on the internet
I'm certainly not overly knowledgeable about physics (I'm a freshman engineer), but I do remember seeing something about fiber optics in a physics book at some point in time. If you're asking why the light doesn't just leave the fiber optic as it turns a corner here, I think the outer material...
Couple points to address:
-Someone earlier asked why we should suspect he would be able to come up with a workable launch vehicle: He already has it. He paid several (20ish i believe) million dollars to license Burt Rutan and Paul Allen's SpaceShip One.
-What is the benefit: Currently only...
I don't know if you are still looking for a thesis to write your paper on, however, I do have one suggestion. A while back I read a book I believe was called The Science of Star Wars. Essentially this book was a discussion on what aspects of the movies were possible, and how they would be...
What do you mean one basket? I read this as working towards designing one solution to the problem of space travel. Why should we only have one solution? Competition is one thing that helps advance technology the fastest. With multiple groups working on multiple solutions, maybe we will have...
I may be wrong, but you seem to be discussing orbital space flight. Orbital space flight does require very high speed and altitude. However, that's not the only form of spaceflight. Sub-orbital spaceflight is also a valid form, resulting in lower altitudes and velocities, as you don't have to...
Typically you can only dimension an array to either values (i.e. 4) or constants. If you have n defined as dim n as integer, it will (in my experience) kick the variable out. If you need to have it change size look at the redim function. Hope this helps
Is this in reference to the architectural art or the college courses? As an incoming engineering freshman, I know a lot of schools have a capstone project in their senior year, where you actually have to complete a project. The goal of this is to demonstrate that you have actually learned the...
I'm a high school student working on an extracurricular activity where I'm trying to design and build a radio system to function similar to that of a rc vehicles. However, I'm just getting started, and my knowledge is mostly in mechanical engineering. Where should I start? Thanks