Essays and Research Papers on All Technology Issues

This 5 page paper presents an argument focusing on whether or not the trucking industry pays its fair share of highway maintenance and construction costs. Trucking companies are subject to many different federal and state highway usage taxes. Further, there are numerous different types of trucks of different weights. These two factors make it ...

A 5 page paper describing the structure and function of the automobile clutch and suggesting alternative materials that could be used to increase friction for both racing and street applications. Racing clutch manufacturers already are using a ceramic-metal alloy; the paper proposes eliminating the metal component. A ceramic material also is lighter weight, ...

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.

This 5 page paper looks at industrialization and gives advice to a nation that is embarking on such a task. Ideas are used from the historic industrial revolution. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

12 pages in length. Tourism, in and of itself, is meant to bolster the economic strength of the city, state or country where it exists. While its two primary functions are to expose the traveler to the location's unique and wonderful offerings, as well as allow the people to benefit financially from the ...

This 5 page paper discusses the impact of the subway system in New York City. Completed and operating in 1904, the Interborough Rapid Transit underground railway, usually called the IRT subway, provided a much-needed rapid transit system in this growing city. The subway resulted in land use changes, for example, changing farm land in some ...

This 6 page report discusses the ways in which the introduction of airplanes to military applications and war changed the entire face of war -- from strategy to implementation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page discussion of the value of hydroponics in the modern world. The author outlines the problems of our modern lifestyle which have necessitated the use of such alternatives in both agriculture and plant research designed to produce plants which qualities which better allow them to fill our need for particular products. ...

A 10 page paper which examines the meanings and uses of the concept of nature in design as seen through the visual image media. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page paper. The Military (MIL) Standard (SD) 882B System Safety Program Requirements is issued by the Department of Defense and is to be used by all departments and agencies of the Department of Defense. Within this document are more than 200 tasks a contractor must do, although the contractor may select the tasks ...

This 5 page paper is an outline for a research project with the hypothesis that billboards may act as a distraction to road users and be one of a range of causal factors in road traffic accidents. The paper includes justification of the research, and outline of the benefits, a time scale as well as ...

An 8 page discussion of the factors which enter into cockpit design. This paper reviews the aeronautical industry to contend that ergonomics are a growing concern or such design. An ergonomically designed cockpit can reduce or eliminate a variety of pilot errors as can consistency between a manufacturers various models. Bibliography lists ...

This 5 page paper considers the advantages and disadvantages of electric cars, how they operate, looking at the motor the motor controller and the batteries and also considers the current status of the market for electric cars at this stage of the technology. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at both LAAS and WAAS technology to improve the current airspace system. Some history in respect improving the system is touched on. Details of the specific systems are explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper is a list of questions that might be on a survey for licensed pilots and how they view their flight experiences on commercial airlines. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing the components of this highly advanced piece of space equipment. The astronaut’s proximal point of survival during extravehicular activities in space, the extravehicular space suit (ESS) has steadily evolved over the years to the form in which it exists today. The ESS is the complete unit, but it ...

A 5 page paper discussing the financing of the largest public works project ever. Originally planned for $8 billion, costs a year before scheduled end (two years before actual end) stand at nearly $15 billion and are still increasing. After reaching a federal funding cap of more than $8 billion, the project adopted ...

This 3-page paper compares financial information between Southwest Airlines and United Airlines (and its shuttle). Also discussed are the different models by which these two carriers operate. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 16 page paper provides a comprehensive discussion of Smart Cards. About the same size as credit cards, smart cards contain a small CPU chip that allows them to hold and store information and data. Smart cards have numerous uses, such as paying for purchases or authenticating the identification of an individual. This essay explains ...

This 7 page paper provides an analysis of the 2000 disaster that occurred when an Air France Concorde jet crashed in Paris. Total Quality Management (TQM) as a model is explored in depth. Had TQM been implemented, the disaster might not have occurred. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

5 pages in length. One of the most frightening aspects of giving children free access to the Internet is that many times pornographic sites are reached purely by accident. A child in search of the latest doll or video game will insert the word "toy" into the search engine and inadvertently pull up ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview of how NJ railroads evolved during the 1800s. Several lines are discussed as well as the geographic areas affected. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 9 page paper discussing Northwest Airlines in regards to the airline industry and the environmental economic impact on the industry since September 11, 2001 and the recent war in Iraq. Northwest Airlines is the fourth largest airline in the world with over 1,500 daily departures and its effective alliance with KLM Royal ...

This 6 page paper considers the US governments policy in the current plans to cutting the current numbers of F/A-22 Raptors in favour of boosting funding and numbers of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The paper includes topics such as cost, increasing technology, accountability and the need to maximise resources. The bibliography cites 7 ...

A 10 page overview of India’s past and future in the high tech industry. This paper reviews India’s recent business history, recounting statistics, successes, and limitations. The author contends that While India has enjoyed a reputation of producing top players in the software design industry, many of those players must seek work outside ...