FS2021 Pointless Prize: STEM
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An electrical substation. Electric grids have been in the news lately. In order to get electricity from the generator to consumers the electricity gets transmitted to substations at high voltages which then gets transformed to a lower voltage for distribution to buildings in the area. You would also want multiple transmission loops and substations for redundancy in case one goes down. This is the Champlain substation in Adams Morgan which is apparently 110 years old! The equipment looks newer and has probably been upgraded over the years whereas the building is likely older.
Stream Mitigation
Wetland or stream mitigation banks offer mitigation credits to offset ecological losses that occur in wetlands and streams. These are regulated and approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
BLS
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is an American government agency tasked with collecting and disseminating a range of economic and employment data.
The BLS is responsible for two key inflation indicators: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI).
In addition, the BLS produces national and regional figures on employment, labor force participation, productivity, and wages.Statistics is a branch of applied mathematics concerned with collecting, organizing, and interpreting data. The data are represented by means of graphs.
Statistics is also the mathematical study of the likelihood and probability of events occurring based on known quantitative data or a collection of data.
Water gate for the C&O canal. Before The Watergate there was this water gate. This was used to transfer boats between the C&O and the Potomac. The wooden structure in the distance and not shown but to the right of this photo were for the Tide lock which I assume is the first lock. The gates controlled the height of the water by either damming the water to lift a boat up if was entering or releasing water to lower the level if it was leaving. Pretty neat engineering!
Southern Electrical
Electricity – a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.
Remnants of the old DC streetcar system on P St that ran from 1862 until 1962. They began operation as horsecars and then started operating as electric in 1888. Eventually like any technology they became obsolete and were replaced by buses. Most of the tracks were removed but the ones on O and P St remain and with the cobblestones make for some bumpy riding!
STEM and in honor of international women’s day
Margarita Salas was a biochemist! She holds a patent DNA synthesis which has long reaching consequences in biotechnology and medicine
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology. It’s an agency within the Commerce Department whose mission is to promote US innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology. In other words, helping to set standards. NIST maintains the US civilian time standards. Some other innovations to have come out of NIST include close captioning, pioneering instrument landing system that is used by aircrafts when flying at night, and developing security protocols like the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for online transactions.
Dōmo arigatō, Mr. Roboto…
The UMCP Robotics Realization Laboratory focuses on designing, building, and testing novel robot designs.
The Phillip’s Wharf Environment Center on Tilghman Island, MD …
cross posting from Freezing Saddles 2021 – Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt
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