Invention Energy is the basis of industrial civilization and modern society. There is little doubt that without energy, modern life would cease to exist. Over the last two hundred years, human beings have relied heavily on fossil fuels for their energy needs. Fossil fuels, however, are non-renewable and in limited supply and if we continue to use the earth's fossil fuel resources at the present rate, we would soon run out of the earth's fuel reserves. Moreover, burning of fossil fuels contributes to air pollution, acid rain, and global warming that could ultimately make life unsustainable on our planet. With several promising alternate energy sources such as 'geothermal,' 'nuclear,' 'wind' and 'solar' power having proved either too expensive, too dangerous or impractical, the need for a new invention that provides an alternate fuel was never more urgent as it is today. The invention...
Hydrogen is also the ultimate 'green' fuel because it burns in air without producing pollution and being part of water, it is abundantly available. The problem, however, has been to extract hydrogen from water. It can, of course, be done by the conventional method of 'electrolysis' -- a method in which more energy is expended in extracting hydrogen than the energy that would be produced by burning it. Another drawback of electrolysis is that it involves the use of electricity, which is usually produced by burning fossil fuel, and burning of fossil fuel pollutes the environment. So if we could develop an alternate method of extracting hydrogen from water that does not have the drawbacks of 'electrolysis', it would be the answer to humankind's energy problem -- an invention we have all been waiting for!
Other employment prospects in fields such as petty trading, retailing, transportation and domestic service also developed simultaneously in urban areas. In the nineteenth century, when the industrial working class became much larger and more important in the social structure they begin to assert themselves socially, politically and economically, evolving into the social order we see today. Growth of Cities According to Jeffery G. Williamson (1990) Britain grew at an unusually rapid
Innovative Processes There are a number of methodologies available in today's literature that provides data on innovation and inventiveness. A number of those methodologies are contained herein, with a special emphasis on the TRIZ approach to innovation. The TRIZ approach is appealing to many experts because of the 40 principles developed by Genrich Altshuller. These principles provide direction to civil engineers (or anyone who wishes to address a problem with innovation)
The requirement of sustainable fishing practicing was is now more than ever. There is a need for the endorsement of instruments and approval of programs due to which maritime safety can be promoted. Governments and communities must step forward and work for the protection of environment, reduction of marine pollution and getting rid of environmental damage that is caused by water vessels, both big and small. The rate of
Industrial Revolution of Trade Beyond Britain In a period around the 1500s-1600s, the Industrial Revolution was a confine of Britain mainly due to technological breakthroughs tailored to suit British conditions and not profitable elsewhere. However, most British engineers aimed at improving efficiency and reducing the application of inputs that were considered cheap within Britain and the expensive elements. Consumption of coal from steam engines was sourced from 47 pounds for each
Non-Ionizating Radiation In recent years mobile telecommunication has developed to a large extent. It has been able to gain a place of importance in society. Encouraged on the basis of these developments the society on the whole is facing a humongous alteration. Now it is possible to access any individual in any part of the world where telecommunication has spread its roots. The latest technologies actually let us now to transfer
Green Technology Relationship between World population Growth and Global Development The concern of shortage in natural resources, caused by the rapid growth of human population is one of the main debates which are discussing the matter of relationship between population and environment. This is issue was first set out in 1798 by Robert Malthus. According to him, the power of the population is significantly larger than that in the earth required to
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