A Million Green Ideas » work http://www.milliongreenideas.com Green Living, Environmental Living Thu, 19 May 2011 18:23:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 will majoring in biomedical engineering still allow me to work on alternative energy technologies? http://www.milliongreenideas.com/will-majoring-in-biomedical-engineering-still-allow-me-to-work-on-alternative-energy-technologies/ http://www.milliongreenideas.com/will-majoring-in-biomedical-engineering-still-allow-me-to-work-on-alternative-energy-technologies/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:05:57 +0000 admin http://www.milliongreenideas.com/will-majoring-in-biomedical-engineering-still-allow-me-to-work-on-alternative-energy-technologies/ Question by Thunderforce: will majoring in biomedical engineering still allow me to work on alternative energy technologies?


I am a freshman undergraduate majoring in biomedical engineering. I’d like to know if i can stay in this major and still work on alternative energy technologies. I’m doing BME because i want to help people but i’d also like to be involved in green technology. I’m actually thinking of switching majors to either electrical or mechanical engineering. but i’d like some opinions from people to better help with my decision. Please leave me some good feedback and no wise remarks. thank you.

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Answer by PE2008
It’s generally a mistake to take Biomedical Engineering at the undergrad level. There aren’t enough jobs at the Bachelor’s level, and many Biomed Engng grads have to take jobs for which they are not optimally suited.

Better you take good basic Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering (or Engineering Physics) in undergrad, then do the Green/BioMed stuff in grad school.

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It takes a war for oil, sending our troops to die for oil, gas prices skyrocketing, proposing to drill and destroy Alaska (one of the most beautiful places in the U.S. who’s ecosystem is already suffering from warming due to using gas), global warming and middle eastern powers and terrorists having something we need from them….all these things we do for oil. Isn’t it time we wake up? We need to work harder to find alternative energy!

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Answer by Sophie
McCain and Palin will do it. Palin was doing it by herself up in Alaska. She knows that will change our foreign policy and economy more than anything our useless Congress could do.

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I want to know how I can use a photovoltaic solar cell in an electronic circuit.

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Answer by step ladder
As a resistor whos value is varied by light intensity.

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I need a little help in coming up with a couple of environmental risks, or factors per say, in each of these 3 categories.
1. At home (or neighborhood)
2. At school or the workplace
3. In one’s lifestyle (behavior and actions)

Thanks!

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Answer by ?
The greatest risk is stupid teachers sending students into hysteria with these assignments that make no sense. Take math.. forget the social studies.

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I saw an episode in extreme makeover home edition were they built a house for a family and they used solar energy to power the house I like that not just because is good for the envirorment but because I think is better for us too, If we take care of the Earth we live in I think is going to last more.

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Answer by steyr
http://www.jc-solarhomes.com/solar_energy_facts.htm

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According to the American Lung Assoc. the top 5 American cities for the worst smog/ozone are all in California (at least according to their 2005 data). What is your take on Al Gore receiving this prize?
Why is there no money in S. California to clean up this mess?
hey I like the mounains right where they are!

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Answer by roadhazzards
Like PT Barnum said there is a sucker born every minute.

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The intensity of electromagnetic waves from the sun is 1.4 kW/m^2 just above the earth’s atmosphere. Eighty percent of this reaches the surface at noon on a clear summer day.
Suppose you model your back as a 27cm & 51cm rectangle.
How many joules of solar energy fall on your back as you work on your tan for 0.70h?

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Answer by WhatGoes Around Comes Around
80% of 1.4 = 1.12 kW / m²

Area = 0.27 * 0.51 = 0.138 m²

Power = 1.12 * 0.138 = 0.154 kW

Energy = Power * Time
Time = 0.7 * 3600 = 2520 seconds

Energy = 0.154 * 2520 = 389 Joules

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i live in a mobile home,wondering if the solar screens really help with keeping heat out,and lower electric bill?

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Answer by freakboynv2000
here in vegas they are popular. i think it helps some. you might not notice as big of a gain as the trainer probably isn’t all that well insulated.

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