Tech article 2/27/15

                               Five miles of Hyper loop test track will be built in California  


             

• Hyper loop Travel Technologies is one of the companies inspired by Elon Musk's idea of making people travel in tubes.
• He signed a deal to build a five mile test facility in the state of California.
• It will be built by a local developer along Interstate 5 and construction is planned for next year.
• Even though the tub idea was Elon's idea, he was occupied with SpaceX and Tesla to develop the develop the project but the entrepreneur changed his tune.
• Lets hope that it won't be long till we see Hyper loops all around the country.
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Tech article 2/23

                                 Astronauts pilot a jetpack using virtual reality
           
                               
                                                             

• Astronauts practice on board the piloting a jetpack with a chunky laptop strapped to their head.
• The laptop runs a virtual reality simulator through a VR headset.
• It's necessary for them to know how to pilot the jetpack since they are used to propel astronauts if their tether gets severed during a space walk.
• These jetpacks are called Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue or "SAFER."
• SAFERS are the backpacks that they wear near the space station in case they are in danger of getting lost in space.

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   In the Wood-Ridge Jr/HS we have a great choir class and glee club. Both of these is taught by Mrs. Manolakakis who has been the vocal music teacher for eleven years. I have known her since I was nine years old. This class and after school club has helped me get a greater understanding of music and I hope to take the stuff I learned and fulfill my dream of becoming a famous musician.
 
  When I first took the class I did not expect to have as much fun. But as soon as I started to sing I knew that singing was my passion and it still is today. So far I have learned how to read music and sing in my falsetto. I have also learned how to sing the high notes even though I still have a little trouble because I am a tenor which is the high male voice and yes I know, "high male voice," but not that high. Mrs. Mano to me is the best music teacher ever and I hope to take what she taught me and sing for as long as I can.

   Her class is easy to pass, all you need to do is go to the concerts and you get extra credit on your final exam and if you pay attention in her class, and she knows if your are or not, you will do fine. I also think that the trips are so much fun like when we go to Paper mill Playhouse and see really great shows that I will never forget, or when the glee club sang on news 12 for Sounds of the Season that I also will never forget. When we sing at the winter and spring concerts I fell like I am on a Broadway stage. Singing is my passion, and I know I've already said this but without music I don't know what would become of me.

Tech Article 2/12/15

Meet the Lutz pod, the UK's first driverless 'car'

• The UK have built a driverless car called the Lutz Pod.
• It has a long, arching windscreen and chunky, futuristic wheel caps.
• It was not designed for the open road but for pedestrianized spaces.
• It can seat two people and can scoot around for 40 miles or for six hours on a daily charge.
• it has a top speed of 15 miles an hour which should be helpful for commuters, shoppers and elders.

Tech Article 2/6

The Navy's unmanned drone project gets Pushed back a year

• The Navy have been working on a project to replace surveillance and attack craft in one vehicle.
• They are planing to build a drone but will not be seen in action till 2023 at least.
• People higher up the chain are concerned about the price and capability and they will not start to begin work on it till next year.
• The seniors at the pentagon are concerned that the drone might not be stealthy enough to handle the operation it was programmed to  do.
• 2016 is the year in which point the process by which defense companies plan to build the fleet.

 

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