Scientific Question: How do aerodynamics and the implementation of erosion control can improve cities’ water supply? Location: Global For context, a Porsche 911 GT3 RS has a drag coefficient of 0.34, where drag depends on the density of the air, the square of the velocity, the air's viscosity and compressibility, the size and shape of the body, and the body's inclination to the flow. In general, the dependence on body shape, inclination, air viscosity, and compressibility is very complex and inversely impacts the speed of a car. With Formula 1’s meticulous design, featured cars have drag coefficients ranging from 0.7 - 1.1. (n.d.). The Drag Equation. Retrieved from https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/drageq.html On the other hand, during the early development of countries, water supplies and reservoir sites existed in abundance, and their...
Scientific Question: How much electrical energy could be harnessed via roller coasters vibrational energy? Location: Global For context, vibration energy is a potential source of renewable energy. A system called VEHD or Vibration Energy Harvesting Device was designed to harness vibration energy and convert it into electrical energy with the use of a Piezoelectric Transducer. Previously, researchers were able to verify that the greater the percent unbalanced of the line currents, the greater the generated voltage. M. C. Pacis and R. F. Bersano, "A study on vibration energy harvesting in electric generators," TENCON 2017 - 2017 IEEE Region 10 Conference, 2017, pp. 3012-3017, doi: 10.1109/TENCON.2017.8228378. On the other hand, motion and vibration analysis of a roller coaster running in a 3D trajectory is a...
Scientific Question: Which aspects of the Strangler Fig tree offer insights to cure a 97% fatal, brain-eating amoeba? Location: Florida, USA For context, the “strangler fig, also called strangler, any of numerous species of tropical figs (genus Ficus, family Moraceae) is named for their pattern of growth upon host trees, which often results in the host’s death. Strangler figs and other strangler species are common in tropical forests throughout the world. Although a strangler fig often smothers and outcompetes its host, there is some evidence that trees encased in strangler figs are more likely to survive tropical cyclones, suggesting that the relationship can be somewhat mutualistic.” Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Strangler fig". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Jul. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/plant/strangler-fig-tree. Accessed 4 September...
