Fire Prevention Strategies: Choosing Building Materials
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This 3 page paper examines ways that builders and engineers can prevent fires by carefully choosing materials. Some examples are provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA448fir.rtf

Five Modes of Transportation And Hidden Dangers To Society
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This 5 page paper explores automobile, railroad, pipeline, air and sea methods of transportation and the dangers they pose to society. An outline is included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA216trn.rtf

Florman's "The Existential Pleasures Of Engineering" And Rifkin's "Declaration Of A Heretic" – Comparison
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12 pages in length. Technology has become an inextricable component of contemporary society; its presence – both ominous and valuable at the same time – is perceived as a dichotomy of grand proportions where mankind's progression into the twenty-first century is concerned. While Florman (1996) looks with great anticipation toward future technological achievements, Rifkin (1985) casts a far more wary eye upon the potential threats that placing too much dependency upon technology can create. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCMachines.rtf

Fuel Cell Development
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of fuel cell development. Political aspects and general setbacks are addressed. Projections for the future are made. Advantages of fuel cell technology are explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA248cel.rtf

Fuel Cell Technology
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A 22 page paper that provides a comprehensive overview of fuel cell technology. Discussion includes: an introduction to fuel cells, what they are, how they work and the types of fuel cells in research; applications for fuel cell technology, including those that are already in use; fuel cell-powered motor vehicles and what the progress is in this industry, including manufacturers who have already introduced fuel cell-powered cars and the forecasts for the near future; issues concerning hydrogen; problems and disadvantages with fuel cells and a conclusion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGfuelcl.rtf

Fuel Cells
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An 8 page paper discussing the economics and problems of hydrogen fuel cells as power plants for cars. Jay Leno praises the BMW Hydrogen 7, but the chief engineer of the Chevrolet Volt notes that the hydrogen infrastructure will be easier to implement in China or India, where there is not an extensive gasoline infrastructure. The status of hydrogen fuel cells in 2008 is promising for the future, but they cannot yet provide less dependence on carbon because of the consumption required to produce hydrogen fuel. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSeconFuelCel.rtf

Fuel Cells
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10 pages in length. Grappling with the number of viable energy sources available for sustaining the planet's future - not to mention mankind as well - continues to present a challenge for those who consider certain options more feasible over others. For example, despite the fact that nuclear power offers unique and advantageous properties as an alternative energy source, it has two significant strikes against it: 1) it is not renewable and 2) it is highly volatile. Comparatively, fuel cells represent the duality of greater safety and renewability when considering a practical solution for the long run. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCFuelCell.rtf