Manuel Cohen
Computer 8-T
16 January 2020
A New Combustible
Imagine, a combustible that realizes little to no exhaust gases. This fuel could be the next step in making a switch into a cleaner world without car companies having to develop new engines, because the fuel can be used in normal diesel and gasoline engines. The fuel will provide a greater output of energy than traditional gasoline and diesel fuels. This will create a cleaner transition into the already growing demand for electric vehicles and will be sustainable, with little harm to the environment.
Reagan Gabel
Computer 8T
January 16 2020
Armata
The Armata Security System is an AI system that uses AI technology to prevent violence in places, such as school shootings. School shootings have been common and are horrible events. On January 14, 2020, Cesar Cortes was shot and killed by another student at school. April 20, 1999, Columbine High School had 13 casualties, 12 being students. October 1, 2017, Las Vegas went into panic due to open fire that killed 58 people and had a total of 869 injuries. February 14, 2018, Stoneman Douglas High School had a shooting that killed 17 people while injuring 17 others. These events kill and hurt people, they leave a mark that will never be erased.
The Armata Security System uses a variety of security system types such as cameras, metal detectors, scanners, and facial recognition. The security uses a mixture of these systems to scan people and make sure no harmful objects are on or with the person. If a harmful or suspicious item is found then officials will be alerted. Along with the scan, there will be facial recognition. This system will detect people’s faces to see if there is a harmful person in the system is present, facial structure is seen to be violent, sad, or blank, and if there is an obvious sign of harm (to themselves or others).
If anything is suspected there will be immediate alerts that are sent out to various people. Though systems are already in place that relates to mine, Armata uses AI to stop the event before it happens. The Armata will advance over time and soon a school shooting will not be a “common” thing anymore, and students will no longer be desensitized to it. There can also be malfunctions in the system such as false alerts, misinterpreting facial structure or intentions, scanning incorrectly, and missing a person. Over time, these possible malfunctions will have improved.
Samantha Webber
Computer 8T
January 16 2020
Especially in Texas, the weather is very wacky. If you have plants, it can be very hard to tell exactly when to water your plants. This determines, based on the level of humidity and the temperature, when you should water your plants. Each bed of plants has a different device that determines how much and how often they should be watered.
The device is small and contains two buttons. One button is a scale showing the temperature, from freezing to extremely hot. The other changes from green to yellow to red. If the button is red then it is urgent to water your plants. Yellow is fine; the plant will be okay for a while, but it’s a good idea to go ahead and water. Green shows the plant has been watered enough. If you overwater the plant, however, the button will flash blue.
A small device with two buttons
One button changes to green, red, and yellow depending on whether or not you should water the plants outside (humidity, precipitation…)
The second button has a scale telling you the temperature. It will warn you if the plants might freeze or if there is extreme heat.
Download the app, which will be compatible with any type of phone, and it will compile data from the ongoing month and week
The app will send a notification when it is time to water each bed of plants/flowers (how much you need to water) and if it’s expected to freeze
You can log in when you watered each bed of plants/flowers so the device can adjust how much and how often you need to water plants going forward
There will be a sensor in the soil near the roots that will sense the amount of moisture in the roots.
Hit the green, yellow, or red button every time you water the plants, and it will change back to green if the plant has been watered enough.
Based on the data collected by the machine, the device can program the sprinklers in your lawn to turn off and on. Once the sprinkler has finished, the device will remind you whether or not you need to go in and water certain plants that need more water.
If you do not have a sprinkler, there is no sprinkler option. You simply get the data straight from your phone and water the plants yourself.
Connie Jongkind
Computer 8T
January 16 2020
