Memorandum
Importance of Solar Energy
The sun is the largest source of energy that out-powers any given human technology that could ever be produced. Only a very small fraction of the output power produced by the sun strikes the earth and yet it produces 10,000 times more energy than that used by humans on the planet. The share of solar energy in the market is below 1% of the total energy consumed while coal, natural gas and oil constitute 85% of the total consumption. However, the fossil fuels deplete over time while oil and gas cannot sustain the growing demand and coal, though abundant, produces water and air pollution problems. Therefore, solar energy would provide an attractive alternative for sustainable energy.
Solar Energy in Engineering
Solar energy relates to engineering when it comes to converting the sun’s energy to useful forms and storing it when the sun is obscured. This process mostly lies in the field of electrical engineering. To tap the solar energy, dishes are used that concentrate rays of sun to heat fluids that produce power and drive engines. Moreover, solar photovoltaic cells that convert captured sunlight to electric current have been in use for long. Recent technologies are using Nano crystals to increase the efficiency of electricity produced by 60%.
Perovskite photovoltaic have exceptional absorbing capabilities hence have increased the efficiency of photo conversion to over 19% from 3.8%. A main advantage of perovskites is that they are process-able from solutions of relatively low temperatures. Photovoltaic electricity is one of the best solutions for sustainable energy in the future. Thin film PV were developed to reduce the cost of solar cells as they have efficiencies of almost 20%. These two articles indicate that photovoltaic cells have increased their efficiency through the use of thin films as well the use of perovskite that has high absorption capabilities. Therefore, solar energy is the inexhaustible source of energy that ought to be invested as a future energy solution.
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Engineering Better Medicines
New systems are being developed by engineers to use genetic information to make new drugs and vaccines. Doctors have been aware for a long time that people’s susceptibility to diseases differs when it comes to medicines. However, after adjusting and understanding individual differences, treatments can become standardized for many instead of few. Ideally, doctors should be able to treat and diagnose people based on individual differences hence provide personalized medicine.
Technicality of Engineering Medicines
The personalized medicine relates to engineering in terms of assessing a patients genetics and collecting massive data on individual patients as well as the creation of inexpensive diagnostic devices like gene sensors and chips that can detect chemical amounts in the blood. Moreover, improved systems that can effectively produce safe drugs based on individual differences are needed.
Genetic testing and interpretation is highly complex and technical and the laboratory carrying out such tests should be accredited by CLIA. This is for ensuring that strict standards are adhered to in clinical testing. The consumer ought to be informed on the report the tests can tell or fail to tell concerning their health. This will include information regarding the risks involved. As well as the validity of the genetic test. Some diseases like the mitochondrial disease are genetically and clinically heterogeneous disorders that make their exact diagnosis quite difficult. For such diseases, mutation screening can assist in diagnosing the disorders. Moreover the NGS technology that has integrated to the mtDNA testing can test the disease at lower costs and less time. Therefore, shows the precautions that ought to take place when it comes to genetic medicines while shows ways genetic medicine and technology can assist in diagnosing diseases that are hard to difficult to diagnose. Therefore, personalized medicine must look forward to providing standardized treatment for many and not just a few.
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