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Bugs Found with Heat Sensors!!!!

Scientists believe that the western conifer-seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, has infrared radiation that comes out of it. The bugs navigate this thermoscape using infrared receptors to locate the seed-bearing cones they feed on. Scientists at the Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, and several colleagues discovered that the bugs were often attracted to warm objects in poeple homes. To find out more, the team measured the teamperature from different pine trees. Cones were as many as 27 degrees Fahrenheit warmer then needles and emitted stronger infrared radiation. Then, theseted the ability of the bugs by offering them a strong or weak infrared source. The insects overwhelmingly chose the strong radiation. Scientists believe that some plants use radiation to advertise pollinators to come to them. I believe that this discovery is important because if we learn more about infrared the more we can use it.

I found this article at:

http://www.livescience.com/animals/090209-nhm-heat-sensors.html

New Warehouse made Green!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In South Brunswick a new, unique, facility was just finished on Docks Corner Road. The 583,376 square foot warehouse distribution facility was designed "green" in order to save money and energy. "It’s a special building that’s just waiting for a tenant to move in,"said Jason Goldman, executive director of Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey Inc. Features include a high-solar reflectance white roof system so it can generate solar energy, a lighting package which is 30 percent more efficient than standard lighting systems and potable water reduction of up to 40 percent. The company ensures that the building is 17 more percent energy efficient. The building is one of three facilities in the state which pursued the LEED certification. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Mr. Goldman says that it is not an ideal time, but nobody would have predicted this 24 months ago! I believe that this building could lead to many other contractors to design and build "green" buildings. If everyone has a building that is energy efficient then those people would save money and help the environment.

I found this article at:
http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2009/02/09/south_brunswick_post/news/doc498aff4f28186364948108.txt

Newton's Three Laws of Motion!!!!!!!!!

In my science class we learned about Newton and his laws of motion. We learned that the first law states that a object in rest will stay in rest unless acted upon an unbalanced force and that an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon an unbalanced force. One example is when you are in a car and you stop friction acts upon the tires and makes the car stop. We also learned that the second law states how acceleration, force, and mass are related. He created an equation to find the force which is measured by Newtons. The equation is F=MA. An example for this is the reason why smaller cars have a better mileage than larger cars. It takes less force to move a smaller car resulting in the consumption of less gas when in a larger car it takes more force which then uses up more gas. Finally we learned that the third law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The example for this is when a person walks the ground pushes against us with the same amount of force resulting walking. This also explains friction. Friction is the an opposite force which pushes against us. There is fluid friction, sliding friction, and rolling friction. I believe that Newton was an important man in history. Without him, we would never have known about the forces that act upon us.

Earthquake in Morris County!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

On February 2nd, 2009, at about 10:34 p.m. a 3.0 earthquake occurred which startled many residents. Some thought their furnace had blown up or a truck or plane crashed. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the tremendous force that appeared throughout northern New Jersey was an earthquake. Kevin Meyer said, “The whole house went up, and there was a loud boom.” Won-Young Kim, A senior scientist with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory said the average depth of a quake would be five or six miles. The shallowness of the quake resulted in more shaking, causing more people to feel it. Many people reported hearing an explosion or a large crash. In a couple of towns, residents went to talk to neighbors about what they heard and felt. Earthquakes occur a few times a year in New Jersey but most are not even noticed. They are common in the state’s northwest corner because there are more active faults in the area. The last earthquake reported in the state, was a magnitude of 2.1 which happened in Hunterdon in July. The largest on was in 1884 with a magnitude of 5.5 which toppled church and yanked homes from their foundations. Scientists believe a 5.5- magnitude earthquake could happen every 120 years and a 7.0-magnitude quake every 3,400 years. I believe that this earthquake opened people’s eyes. We now know that even in New Jersey we are not safe from earthquakes. They could happen anywhere at anytime. I found this article at http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/it_sounded_like_an_explosion.html