Iron Horse!

[Ah Fai]

Power of the future, 10 ways to run Part 3

 

3: Nuclear

 

Albert Einstein told us that the line between matter and energy is a fuzzy one. Energy can be produced by either splitting or combining atoms—processes known as fission and fusion respectively.

Nuclear fission releases harmful radiation and produces large amounts of radioactive material, which can remain active for thousands of years and can destroy entire ecosystems if leaked. There is also concern that nuclear material could be used in weapons.

 

Currently, most nuclear power plants use fission, as fusion requires tremendous amounts of energy to produce and maintain the necessary high temperatures. But a natural phenomenon known as sonoluminescence might one day provide a means of duplicating the power of the stars—which are themselves just giant nuclear fusion reactors -- in a beaker of liquid.

 

Sonoluminescence refers to the flash of light produced when special liquids are struck by high-energy sound waves. The sound waves rip through the liquid and produce tiny bubbles that rapidly expand and then violently collapse. Light is produced in the process, but more importantly, the insides of the imploding bubbles reach extremely high temperatures and pressures -- enough, some scientists speculate, for nuclear fusion to occur.

 

Scientists are also experimenting with methods to create controlled nuclear fusion by accelerating “heavy” hydrogen ions in a powerful electric field

 

2: Fuel Cells

 

At first glance, hydrogen fuel cells might seem like the perfect alternative to fossil fuels. They can generate electricity using only hydrogen and oxygen and are pollution free. An automobile running on hydrogen fuel cells would not only be more efficient than one powered by an internal combustion engine, its only emission would be water.

Unfortunately, while hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, most of it is bound up in molecules such as water. That means pure unbound hydrogen must be produced with the help of other energy sources -- which in many cases involve fossil fuels. If that’s the case, then many of the environmental benefits of hydrogen as a fuel are negated. Another problem with hydrogen is that it cannot be compressed easily or safely, and requires large tanks to store. Also, for reasons that are not fully understood, hydrogen atoms have a tendency to bleed through the materials encasing them, thus weakening their containers.

 

Honda introduced last year a scooter that uses fuel cell technology.

 

1: Antimatter

 

Antimatter is the Bizarro twin of matter, made up of antiparticles that have the same mass as ordinary matter but with opposite atomic properties known as spin and charge. When the opposed particles meet, they annihilate each other and release tremendous amounts of energy as dictated by Einstein’s famous equation, E=mc2.

Antimatter is already in use in a medical imaging technique known as positron emission tomography (PET), but its use as a potential fuel source remains in the realm of science fiction.

 

The problem with antimatter is that there is very little of it in the universe. It can be produced in laboratories, but currently only in very tiny amounts, and at prohibitively high costs. And even if the problem of production could be solved, there is still the knotty question of how to store something that has a tendency to annihilate itself on contact with ordinary matter, and also how to harness that energy once created.

 

NASA funds research into creating antimatter drives that could one day take humanity to the stars, but dreams of antimatter-powered starships as seen on Star Trek are still a long way off, all experts agree.

[Ah Fai]

I also 2b bike goin with you voodoodoll!! steaady laahhh...

 

I thought you are riding your ZX-10

[Ah Fai]

Hope the Power of Future from "Live Sience" will be educational & entertaining

[VoLcAnO]

Originally posted by Ah Fai@Oct 30 2006, 10:47 PM

I thought you are riding your ZX-10

sshhhhh.... dun tell him..

[Ah Fai]

Originally posted by VoLcAnO@Oct 30 2006, 11:11 PM

sshhhhh.... dun tell him..

You so bad

[VoLcAnO]

CSM, u know where we can get carbon fibre parts for kawa?

[wait4me]

very educational leh

 

 

 

 

will oil run out in our life time??

[Ah Fai]

Time for me to go sleep liao, see you guys

[VoLcAnO]

nitez CSM!!

[Ah Fai]

Originally posted by VoLcAnO@Oct 30 2006, 11:17 PM

CSM, u know where we can get carbon fibre parts for kawa?

No idea pal, may be you can ask evershine

[Mrace]

Originally posted by minmin051887@Oct 30 2006, 03:39 PM

Dear Members, We will be having our opening day on 18 November 2006.

Those Who have order our MOB Polo Tee, Please take note that we will be distributing the Polo Tee on that day.

 

Date: 18 November 2006 (Saturday)

Location: Bukit Merah Lane 1, Blk 126, #01-212

Time: 3pm-5:30pm

 

*More details will be updated.

so many days never check, so many pages le. Btw, simi opening?

[Ah Fai]

Originally posted by wait4me@Oct 30 2006, 11:18 PM

very educational leh

 

 

 

 

will oil run out in our life time??

Maybe, no one is too sure about when our oil is running out, some says that it will last no longer than 50 years, but the scientist are working hard to get replacement for energy (as I mention above the 10 ways to run)

 

In the past, I keep wondering about riding a hybrid bike, which definately not as shiok as riding a normal petrol driven motorcycle. Therefore always keep thinking to have the decent powerful bike so that I can enjoy the raw power before oil has run out, haha.

 

Now my dream has fulfill since I am riding my green turtle now

[ALiEnGaL85]

Originally posted by johnny73@Oct 30 2006, 09:40 AM

shhhhhh ... dun let her knw lah hehehe juz kidding ...

Haha~my mama's like tt de..., bo bian... Can only send my rgds 2 gssiong nia..., hope u guys enjoy neh...

[wait4me]

imagine oil runs out

 

and all our bikes no need to drink petrol liao

 

 

in the end our bikes become another junk

[voodoodoll]

Originally posted by VoLcAnO@Oct 30 2006, 10:15 PM

I also 2b bike goin with you voodoodoll!! steaady laahhh..

steady lah..... 1000 / 150 = 6.6666666.. so u got abt 6.6666 2B bike power..

[Aie]

Originally posted by wait4me@Oct 30 2006, 11:54 PM

imagine oil runs out

and all our bikes no need to drink petrol liao

in the end our bikes become another junk

If this happens, then definitely have to upgrade our bikes to the ones that run on fuel cells...

[VoLcAnO]

Originally posted by voodoodoll@Oct 30 2006, 11:56 PM

steady lah..... 1000 / 150 = 6.6666666.. so u got abt 6.6666 2B bike power..

wah.. wads with the math..

[Virgin_Boy]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/gssiong/map01.jpg

 

gssiong's house warming (11th Nov 2006)

 

Going List:

1. Ah Fai (Kawasai Z1000)

2. kawasakininja (Suzuki GSX-R1000) + super pillion (tbc)

3. Retro + queen (Suzuki GSX-R1000)

4. Ryan (YZF R1)

5. [c]arbine (Honda 400)

6. MinMin

7. Jeff (Kawasaki ZX-6)

8. fierymonkey

9. Kopi

10. wait4me (Honda sp)

 

Pending:

1. Bikecraz ( provided bike discharge )

2. JAS400

3. johnny73

4. voodoodoll

5. Wheelie45

[PaLmEr]

Originally posted by Aie@Oct 31 2006, 12:07 AM

If this happens, then definitely have to upgrade our bikes to the ones that run on fuel cells...

so the bikes go *wheeeeee!!!!* instead of *vroom!* ?

[voodoodoll]

virgin ger y u post without puting yur name in going list??

[voodoodoll]

Originally posted by VoLcAnO@Oct 31 2006, 12:14 AM

wah.. wads with the math..

u guy at yur pic wearing the helmet must be u and yur 2b bike lah..

[Virgin_Boy]

Originally posted by voodoodoll@Oct 31 2006, 02:56 AM

virgin ger y u post without puting yur name in going list??

gssiong's house warming (11th Nov 2006)

 

Going List:

1. Ah Fai (Kawasai Z1000)

2. kawasakininja (Suzuki GSX-R1000) + super pillion (tbc)

3. Retro + queen (Suzuki GSX-R1000)

4. Ryan (YZF R1)

5. [c]arbine (Honda 400)

6. MinMin

7. Jeff (Kawasaki ZX-6)

8. fierymonkey

9. Kopi

10. wait4me (Honda sp)

 

Pending:

1. Bikecraz ( provided bike discharge )

2. JAS400

3. johnny73

4. voodoodoll

5. Wheelie45

[gssiong]

Originally posted by Ah Fai@Oct 30 2006, 06:43 PM

I think our bikeCraz will be kind enough to DHL the polo-T to you, haha

thats great!

 

[gssiong]

Originally posted by johnny73@Oct 30 2006, 06:47 PM

he wear it 2 ur place, reach liao tk off let u wear ... onz?? hehehe

 

 

different nick wor...

 

[gssiong]

Originally posted by johnny73@Oct 30 2006, 07:05 PM

umh ... malaysia highway limit 110 onli leh hehehe

but he pasir gudang highway leading to my house, the speed limit is 80km/h only wor..