The Horse 2021/22

Environment & Technology

Showcase of nuclear energy

[A radiated affair (Eine strahlende Angelegenheit)]

 

[Have you ever heard of nuclear energy, radiation, or radioactivity? Of course, you have and if not, then this project will enlighten your mind. I will tell you who Marie Curie was and what she achieved in her life. Moreover, I will show you how nuclear energy is used today, and we are going to have a look of the nuclear accident in Chernobyl. I will also very briefly look at the atomic bombs. I will calculate some nuclear decay with the half-life-method, and I explain what the C14-method is. Finally, let yourself be surprised, what I have come up with for future nuclear energy.]

[I chose this project because nuclear energy interests me and I had a lot of different thoughts when I think about it. The path from the discovery of radioactivity to the present day has been a long one and has involved several catastrophes that have claimed many lives. I find it extremely interesting how people are trying to use nuclear energy for something good, even though the danger of nuclear war is always very present.]

[Documentary about nuclear energy_1.pdf (125,36 kb)]

[Author: Rémy Grass]

IDAF Food Consumption

3 - Food consumption

For the project I could document everything a vegetarian and a vegan person eats in a day and compare these two documentations in joules as well as in kcal.

 

  • Vegan diet for a day and document the kcal
  • Vegetarian diet for a day and document the kcal

 

--> Compare and see who consumed less calories in a day

IDAF - Feel the Power of the Sun

The sun as an energy source is the only reason for life on earth. Over time, humanity has begun to use these in a useful way. Solar as an energy source has become a trend in recent years. It can not only be used in an environmentally friendly way, but also reduces costs. In this small project, we focus on the electricity consumption of an average household and look at how costs can be reduced by using a solar system. However, the development is fascinating and we are curious to see what the future will bring us.

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IDAF - The History of Heating

Heating today vs hundred years ago


Fire and fires have existed almost since the beginning of the earth. Lightning and volcanic activity can cause forest fires at any time. Therefore, our forefathers must have known fire as a destroying force of nature. But it was only much later that they began to control fire and use it for their own purposes. Which people they were - for that we must go back to the Stone Age.More...

The way of Formula 1's fuel

What is Formula 1?

Formula 1 is the highest-ranking formula racing series organized by the FIA. Formula-1-cars are the fastest regulated road-course racing cars in the world. Especially in the corners the cars reaches breathtaking speeds. The top speed record on a straight 372.5km/h (231.4mph). But also in the corners the drivers reaches speeds from over 300km/h. While the slowest corners is driven with a speed of 50km/h the fastest corner is driven with a speed of 310km/h.More...