Scientists Plan Against Asteroid Attacks Sep 25, 2009
Kinetic energy is m*(v^2), not (m^2)*v or (m*v)^2, whichever you were thinking. Plus, just think about it; if you broke it up, there would still be the same total amount of kinetic energy in the total system by conservation of energy, so if splitting it in half made each piece have 1/4 the energy, where'd the leftover energy go ... almost, Kinetic energy is ( m*(v^2) ) or "half m v squared". (Newsmax)
Facts are cooling off climate alarmism Sep 24, 2009
We could adapt to raising windmill farms, photo-voltaic farms, and we could anchor buoys offshore that use the kinetic energy of waves to generate electricity. Know where else we could adapt. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Fears rise over trauma to NFL players brains Sep 24, 2009
Albert Einstein tells us that kinetic energy (the extra energy an object has due to its motion) is equal to mass times velocity squared, Bailes said. So, he explains, the 250-pound linebacker moving at 20 miles per hour brings far more than 250 pounds of force when he hits his target. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Obama's Missile Defense Cuts Come Under Attack Sep 20, 2009
Also effective are the airborne laser and kinetic energy interceptor programs current under development. The biggest concern about missile defense cutbacks, say experts, is that they empower America's enemies, encouraging them to speed up development of their own nuclear programs and then sell their ideas to other regimes. (Newsmax)
‘Do It Yourself’ presents the sum of its parts Sep 20, 2009
The work has a kind of kinetic energy, like a fro zen explosion. (It s not by accident that the other kind of diagram it suggests is that of an atom. (Boston Globe)
Hunters will find tactical differences between vertical and crossbow Sep 20, 2009
Using a range finder is even more critical with a crossbow than it is with a vertical bow, as the arrow from a crossbow has less kinetic energy and will drop faster and have a shorter range. Any shot over 40 yards with a crossbow is considered unethical, especially when hunting whitetails, because a crossbow arrow slows quicker and consequently has less punch. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
TV critic Matthew Gilbert predicts this year’s Emmy awards Sep 19, 2009
At this point, it s too easy to take his remarkably kinetic energy and his subtle range for granted. If you watch Laurie s eyes, House s complicated and hidden emotional agendas are always lurking. (Boston Globe)
Extra Points Archive: Gesture For A Friend Sep 18, 2009
Chapel Hill bristled with kinetic energy that first week of September as a variety of plot lines took shape. It was the season opener for the defending ACC champions; there were six starters to replace on defense, and Bryant was now the headliner at tailback following the departure of Amos Lawrence. (Tarheelblue.com)
Valeo Offers Hybrid Solutions for All Sep 15, 2009
StARS+X goes one step further, recovering kinetic energy during deceleration and supporting the combustion engine if necessary. StARS+X can manage higher voltages, doubling its power. (PR Newswire)
Weapons suppliers selling to international market Sep 13, 2009
Raytheon's cuts include the termination of a multiple-kill vehicle, which would launch missiles into space to crash into enemy missiles, and the Kinetic Energy Interceptor, a land-based missile-defense program on which Raytheon was partnering with Northrop Grumman. The cut to the interceptor program reduced the company's order backlog by about $2. (AZCentral -- Business)
Turbine solution heads offshore Sep 13, 2009
It draws water through a hydrofoil system to turn an impellor that converts the kinetic energy of the water into mechanical energy that can power an electrical generator. He said the turbine worked like a wind generator under water. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Liuzzi confident on F1 return Sep 12, 2009
"We are conscious that Monza won't be easy because the cars with KERS [the Kinetic Energy Recovery System that gives drivers' extra horsepower] will have more benefit. But we are sure we will have a competitive car. If we can score points that will be like a win for us.". Share this on. (CNN -- International)
Scientists Cool Gas By Laser Bombardment Sep 5, 2009
"To do so, it uses the kinetic energy of the atom, which becomes slower in this process," Ulrich Vogl, a member of Weitz's team adds. Speed and temperature are two sides of the same coin the slower the molecules in a gas move, the colder it is. (Science Daily)
N.J. Burger King Testing Energy-Producing Speed Bump Sep 5, 2009
The Motion Power Energy Harvester is designed to capture kinetic energy from vehicles that would otherwise be lost when drivers hit the brakes to pick up their Whoppers. It looks like a flattened speed bump with long pedals across the top that press down when tires roll over them. (Fox News)
Navy units strike missile deal (322) Aug 31, 2009
When the missile collides with its target, it is vaporized by kinetic energy, one of the concepts demonstrated at the General Atomics Science Show. NSWC Corona s expertise in range instrumentation and performance assessment of missile and combat systems gives us unique capability to support PMRF, said Kadowaki. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
M-16 Still Hot Enough for Marines Aug 25, 2009
As new technology -- beyond kinetic energy -- develops, the looks and most importantly the capabilities may be wide open. What do the troops say. (Human Events Online)
Hamilton's pit miscue allows Barrichello to win European GP Aug 24, 2009
Hamilton got out of the start unscathed, with Raikkonen the only mover after using his KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) overtaking device to pass Vettel and Button and move into fourth place behind Barrichello. Button dropped into the eighth spot before being overtaken by Webber after five laps. (USA Today -- Sports)
Tech.view: Shake, rattle and roll Aug 1, 2009
With each collision, they dump more of their kinetic energy into the massive column trying vainly to make it swing like a pendulum. While at Kyoto Institute of Technology a dozen years ago, Mr Ishida showed your correspondent a series of models he had made of five-storey pagodas some with central columns that rested on the ground, others that were anchored at the second-floor or hung freely from the top the structure. (The Economist)
House OKs $636 billion in defense spending Aug 1, 2009
But money for both programs remained, as did funding for other items the Pentagon does not want - extra C-17 transport planes and F-18 jets, as well as the missile defense Kinetic Energy Interceptor. The Senate has not moved its version of the defense spending measure through committee yet, and a final bill will not emerge from conference negotiations until this fall at the earliest. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Back to the future: Jul 31, 2009
So he will be unfamiliar with the levels of downforce supplied by the new wings stipulated by this year's regulations, and especially with the use of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) fitted to the Ferrari, which provides bursts of acceleration on demand. Valencia will be a night race, but evening temperatures in summer in Spain mean that drivers will face a challenging environment in which cardiovascular fitness will be at a premium. (Sydney Morning Herald)
House seems set on pork-padded defense bill Jul 31, 2009
The White House criticized the addition of $80 million for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor program, which Gates and other Pentagon officials have said is technically troubled, behind schedule, and billions of dollars over budget. But Northrop Grumman, the principal contractor, is building a technology center in Murtha's district that would bring 150 related jobs, and Murtha's subcommittee sought its continuation as a way "to recoup the technology," according to an appropriations staff member, who... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Homo Sapiens Fingered in Neandertal Cold Case Jul 31, 2009
The investigators attached the points to wooden shafts and launched them with a calibrated crossbow that enabled them to deliver both high and low kinetic energy stabs to the carcasses' ribs. Churchill and his colleagues found that the marks left on the ribs by the low-energy stabs, which were intended to simulate the blows delivered by the projectile weapons early modern humans' used, more often resembled the puncture evident on Shanidar 3's rib than did the marks that resulted from the... (Scientific American)
House cuts F-22 fighter jet funding Jul 31, 2009
to kill $80 million for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor, a ballistic missile defense system that's way over budget and has yet to experience a flight test. The Bush administration had soured on the program; the project is being undertaken in Huntsville, Ala. (MSNBC -- Politics)
House rejects most Obama weapons cuts Jul 31, 2009
to kill $80 million for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor, a ballistic missile defense system that's way over budget and has yet to experience a flight test ... Kinetic Energy Interceptor - Obama requested no funding for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor, aimed at shooting down enemy ballistic missiles during their boost and early mid-course phases of flight. (AZCentral -- News)
Coke takes some Smith Newton electric trucks Jul 29, 2009
The Smith Newton truck converts the kinetic energy produced during braking into electric power that can be stored in a battery. It has a top speed of 50 mph, a range on one battery charge in excess of 100 miles and a payload of more than 16,000 pounds. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Soldiers Turn A March Into A Charge Jul 28, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 27, 2009) Engineers at Leeds are developing a way to capture the kinetic energy produced when soldiers march and use it to power their equipment ... The Leeds-led kinetic energy project is part of a larger programme of research called the battery free soldier , commissioned by DSTL and EPSRC, which includes research into converting and storing and other sources of energy such as solar power and body heat ... Engineers at Leeds are developing a way to capture the kinetic energy... (Science Daily)
Hamiltons win puts struggling McLaren back on track Jul 28, 2009
The Hungaroring is one of the slowest circuits in Formula One but ideally suited to the KERS kinetic energy recovery systems that McLaren and Mercedes have perfected. It is also a track that has smiled on McLaren in the past, with the team winning there in 2007 and 2008 and now four times in the last five years. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
CSI Stone Age: Did Humans Kill Neanderthals? Jul 24, 2009
When he stabbed a pig carcass with the force of a thrust spear, Churchill found that the pig's ribs "were busted to hell. The high kinetic energy had caused a lot of damage in the area." But Shanidar 3 had a solitary rib puncture with no such damage. At kinetic energies consistent with a thrown spear, the pig's rib bore damage resembling Shanidar 3's isolated rib puncture. (Time.com)
Raytheon has strong Q2, ups guidance Jul 24, 2009
But the firm reported a hit to its funded backlog because of a cancellation of the Kinetic Energy Interceptor program funded by the Missile Defense Agency. Raytheon reported the cancellation resulted in a $2. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
Looking for 200 Gigawatts Jul 23, 2009
There are 2 x shallow channels with close to 20,000Mw of calculated kinetic energy where Hudson Strait merges with Hudson. except that navigation will have priority so there will be no kinetic turbines in these shallow channels (esimated depth about 100-ft). (Energy Pulse, CO)
Summer school, fun? Jul 23, 2009
Skateboard Science took students through adventures of inertia, momentum, physics, friction and kinetic energy. Hold that higher, Brittney said. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
What Is Surface Tension? Jul 21, 2009
The energy released in hydrogen bond formation is transferred to the energy of motion, kinetic energy, of the liquid water. A molecular film of frozen water has formed on the surface. (Suite101.com)
Prehistoric cold case shows hints of interspecies homicide Jul 21, 2009
"Knife attacks generally involve a relatively higher kinetic energy," the report said. However, "whatever created that puncture was carrying fairly low kinetic energy at a low momentum," said Churchill. (EurekAlert!)
Deaths, Injuries Increase with Higher Speed Limits Jul 18, 2009
Although many factors contribute to passenger injury during a vehicle crash, the kinetic energy transferred to the occupants is the causal agent of injury, Friedman said. "Speed kills. When travel speeds increase, the energy transferred to the occupants of a vehicle during a crash increases, which increases the risk and severity of injury," he said. (MEDLINEplus)
Hormones handled deftly in 'Half-Blood Prince' Jul 16, 2009
Yates' camera swoops through the film with a fierce, kinetic energy, from the flashbulbs of the paparazzi cameras in the opening scene of the film and the dizzying scenes of Quidditch to the gripping final action sequence, which begins with a stunning shot of Dumbledore and Harry perched on a jutting rock in the middle of a stormy, crashing sea. The effect is big, boisterous, scary, touching -- and definitely not kiddie. (Fresno Bee)
Richard Avedon show opens at SFMOMA Jul 12, 2009
Despite using a still camera, Avedon (1923-2004) found all sorts of ways to get kinetic energy into his pictures. In 1955, working in Paris, he posed the model Dovima in a Dior evening dress, elegantly splayed between live elephants from the Cirque d'Hiver. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Beacon Power Gets U.S. Energy Loan After Three Years, 96 Forms, $1 Million Jul 8, 2009
Flywheels are spinning rims that hold kinetic energy that can be used to run generators. In a power failure, the flywheels could generate 20 megawatts for 15 minutes. (Bloomberg -- US)
The Physics of a Wooden Bow Jul 7, 2009
When the bowstring is released, the tension stored in the limbs as potential energy is converted into kinetic energy which is used to propel the arrow forward. The materials used in a bow's limbs must be flexible enough to withstand repeated bending to its maximum degree without permanently losing shape or snapping. (Suite101.com)
Coming soon: the McLaren hybrid supercar Jul 3, 2009
The company has already dabbled in some forms of hybrid technology, developing a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) for its F1 cars. KERS converts kinetic energy created during deceleration into electrical energy - stored in a battery - or mechanical energy, stored in the flywheel. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
FCPS Trade and Industrial Education Program Gets Under the Hood Jul 1, 2009
A successful car mechanic needs to know math, and about kinetic energy and heat, said Cannon. My students like to work with their hands. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Luca unfazed by Mosley threat Jun 28, 2009
For the next year all the teams have already decided not to use KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) in F1, he confirmed. Reuters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
> read more Jun 26, 2009
At the very highest-end, a single proton can pack as much kinetic energy as a well-served tennis ball (1020 electron-volts). These probably have extragalactic sources related to active galactic nuclei. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Hybrid Vehicles That Are Even More Efficient Jun 24, 2009
The proposal is based on one of the problems of conventional vehicles: the loss of kinetic energy during braking. This waste of energy leads to very high fuel consumption and, consequently, to an increase in CO2 emissions. (Science Daily)
Gates' Epiphany Jun 24, 2009
The most egregious errors were in his testimony about the cancelation of the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI). The Lexington Institute s Dan Goure pointed out six major factual errors in his rationale for canceling the program of a long-range interceptor. (Human Events Online)
Officials: PMRF, ships would stop Korean missile Jun 21, 2009
Both systems employ hit-to-kill technology which require direct hits on incoming missiles, with the kinetic energy of the defensive missiles designed to destroy the enemy missile. Augmenting current defense efforts is the huge, ship-based, golf-ball-looking radar system which launched for the western Pacific from Pearl Harbor on O ahu earlier this week. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Line of defense Jun 20, 2009
The interceptor missiles have no warheads and rely on "hit to kill" technology where kinetic energy destroys the incoming missile during the final or terminal phase of flight ... Technology: Uses "hit to kill" tactic where kinetic energy destroys the incoming warhead ... The interceptor missiles have no warheads and rely on "hit to kill" technology where kinetic energy destroys the incoming missile during the final or terminal phase of flight. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Magnetospheric Multiscale mission enters implementation phase Jun 19, 2009
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process that taps the energy stored in a magnetic field and converts it into heat and charged-particle kinetic energy. It produces many intense phenomena from solar flares to auroras to high-energy cosmic rays to X-ray emissions from the accretion disks that surround the central regions of active galaxies to sawtooth oscillations in fusion plasmas. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
More Air France Crash Debris Found Jun 4, 2009
At speeds up to several miles per second and with high kinetic energy, the consequences of a marble sized one hitting an airplane would be immense. It. (CBS News)
This Week In Auto Racing June 4 - 7 Jun 3, 2009
" The new F1 team has been in a class by itself since the start of the season in March. Brawn resurrected the defunct Honda Racing team and took the F1 world by surprise with a one-two finish in their maiden grand prix at Australia. Powered by Mercedes engines and the controversial "double decker" diffusers, which the FIA Court of Appeals declared legal in April, the Brawn BGP 001 has been the dominant car so far this year. Button is the current world championship leader with 51 points... (ABC 7 News, DC)
Reinventing summer camp: Twists on a seasonal tradition Jun 3, 2009
In roller-coaster designing class, campers are introduced to some of Sir Isaac Newton's laws of motion and mass through a series of experiments, and then design a coaster that generates enough kinetic energy to safely carry a marble from point A to point B.. "It's cool because you get to see how people would ride in your roller coaster if it was real," said Isabel King, a rising fifth-grader. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Review: S.F. Symphony tie in Schubert, Berg May 30, 2009
Sure enough, when the brasses were let loose near the end of this "Rosamunde," they did so with a pent-up kinetic energy that seemed both startling and an inevitable outcome of what came before. Shortly thereafter, when the musical clock spun forward a century to Berg's "Seven Early Songs," those same values of calculated balance and poise, of powers held in check and then released, bloomed in a fresh but somehow newly familiar language. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Philippe of Faith May 30, 2009
F1 is using a Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), which uses energy used when breaking and puts it back into the car battery. Philippe hopes future innovations would included electric, water, or solar energy used to fully power racing cars. (FOX59, IN)
Robert Gates: The Bureaucrat Unbound May 30, 2009
Undaunted, the legislators pressed their case especially the Republicans, who seemed convinced, as one said, that the Pentagon budget was part of a nefarious Obama Administration plot: "Fiscal restraint for defense and fiscal largesse for everything else." Congressman Trent Franks of Arizona was a gold-plated pipe dream, if there ever was one and especially a product dramatically called the Kinetic Energy Interceptor. To which Gates replied, in a manner so casually dismissive that Franks seemed... (Time.com)
What are Electron Volts May 28, 2009
This energy can be either the potential energy that the electron has before crossing the potential difference or the kinetic energy that the electron gains as it crosses the potential difference ... Afterwards the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. (Suite101.com)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Previe... May 27, 2009
The new recruits will have to track down ghosts using their PKE (Psycho Kinetic Energy) meter and then hit them with their proton pack in an attempt to capture them in the Ghostbusters Ghost Trap. The proton pack comes with a secondary fire option called the Boson Dart, which shoots a concentrated stream from the pack. (Suite101.com)
* Leftist girls, rightist boys: the effect of fatherhood on politics May 26, 2009
Girls are so cooperative with each other whereas boys have more kinetic energy. Because of this, I think its possible to enjoy daughters in ways you dont enjoy boys, who need so much more intervention. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Save fuel the smart way May 23, 2009
For example, the brakes on some hybrids feel unusual because when the brake pedal is pressed, traditional brakes aren't actually slowing the car, a regenerative motor is (recapturing the vehicle's kinetic energy, turning it into electricity to store in on-board batteries). Hybrids also use electrically-driven power steering. (CNN)
Panelists see energy harvesting on the cusp May 20, 2009
Energy harvesting uses piezoelectric, photovoltaic, thermoelectric and inductive devices to convert ambient energy including solar, thermal and kinetic energy into electrical energy. Panelists said energy harvesting technology is most promising for applications in medical devices and energy management in homes and commercial settings (such as a system of sensors that automatically turns off lights that aren't in use). (EETimes)
Stagecraft born of warcraft May 14, 2009
Wei worked with nontraditional students at the University of Oregon in 2007, when the fiction writer met combat veterans who had so much "kinetic energy and life experience" they were almost a separate species. They also were an isolated one. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Do more to keep local money here May 11, 2009
Cloudbase Dave wrote on May 10, 2009 7:38 AM:" Well said Mr. Beckman - The bidding process is also flawed beyond belief in the aerospace industry as well. Ever wonder why it costs $845.00 for a hammer (gov't calls them kinetic energy accumulators) or a toilet seat costs $2,800.00? Mr. Beckman has it spot on!I would like to add how many of our "anointed ones" have any "interests" in the winning out of town construction bids? Something to think about tomorrow since today we should honnor our... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
U.S. defense budget plan reflects shift of focus May 8, 2009
Meanwhile, the plan also calls for cancellation of a new combat, search and rescue helicopter bidding program and 87 billion dollars of funding for the ground vehicle portion of the Army's Future Combat System program, and the kinetic energy interceptor program. The plan has no funding for an alternate engine for F-35 fighter jet, a development project for a new long-range bomber and the C-17 transport planes. (Xinhuanet, China)
F1: Force India put KERS system on hold May 6, 2009
The optional kinetic energy recovery system offers drivers a power boost at the push of a button but only a handful of Formula One teams have used it so far this season. Mallya, whose team have yet to score a point since their debut last season, said in a preview for the first European race of the year that Force India wanted to concentrate on other areas. (India Times, India)
How to get 100 miles per gallon May 2, 2009
Gil recommends this, "Coasting and gentle braking are the fastest and most efficient way to recharge your hybrid's batteries. On our Fusion, you can see by the gauges that when you coast or apply the brakes that the hybrid system is using the car's kinetic energy to recharge the batteries. The longer you can coast or gently slow down, the more energy you can store. Keeping the batteries above 50-percent full extends the distance you can run on battery power, saving fuel.". Ford versus Toyota --... (CNN -- Tech)
Comics-to-Film: X-Men Origins: Wolverine May 2, 2009
Before he lost his powers, Maverick could absorb and redistribute kinetic energy, as well as heal wounds to a much lesser extent than Wolverine. The movie Agent Zero shares only his skill with firearms. (IGN FilmForce)
'X-Men Origins' Gives Fans What They've Been Asking For: Gambit! May 1, 2009
Although "Origins" has to tweak Gambit's backstory for obvious reasons, the film finally gives us many of the Gambit trademarks that fans have begged to see in the three previous "X-Men" movies to no avail most notably, Gambit's ability to manipulate kinetic energy, which allows him to put enough power into a deck of cards to fly out of his hands and kill a man. "It was a fun thing to discover how Gambit would deal, how he would shuffle a deck of cards, how he would cut the deck of cards when... (VHI.com -- Music News)
