Essays Tagged: "infrared light"

General Global Warming 2

Global WarmingGlobal warming occurs when the levels of greenhouse gasses rise and less infrared light, or heat, escapes the earth's atmosphere. Thus, the temperature experienced on Earth ...

(3 pages) 107 0 4.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Global Warming It explains what global warming is all about and that humans are part of the reason why this is happening.

Global WarmingGlobal warming occurs when the levels of greenhouse gasses rise and less infrared light, or heat, escapes the earth's atmosphere. Thus, the temperature experienced on Earth ...

(3 pages) 181 0 3.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Optical Networks

of the cable with twists and turns.In telecommunications applications, the light used is typically infrared light, at wavelengths near to the minimum absorption wavelength of the fiber in use. Fibers ...

(3 pages) 73 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

This is an essay about two differant types of sensors.

sons, to detect an object or to detect no object. The photoelectric sensor like all sensors runs on infrared light. You might ask your self what is infrared light? Well infrared light is light that th ... k your self what is infrared light? Well infrared light is light that the human eye can not detect. Infrared light is way up there in the light spectrum. What are some advantages of using infrared lig ...

(3 pages) 55 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Electrical Engineering

Nightvision

al imaging systems create various types of images from the heat given off by objects, also known as infrared light. The best of these devices can provide useful pictures of people from as far away as ...

(2 pages) 36 1 3.5 Aug/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Cause and Effect of Global Warming

nd effect of global warmingGlobal warming occurs when the levels of greenhouse gasses rise and less infrared light, or heat, escapes the earth's atmosphere. Thus, the temperature experienced on Earth ...

(3 pages) 224 7 4.4 Feb/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Global Warming

tion of the Sun's rays. Energy leaves the Earth in other forms as well such as heat which is called infrared light. The Earth needs to absorb and reflect balanced amount of energy in order to have an ... ars can cause release of this compound. The jumble of carbon dioxide and the atmosphere retains the infrared light as the carbon dioxide absorbs it emitted from the earth and prevents it from going ou ...

(3 pages) 99 0 3.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Wireless

SSS) in the 2.4 GHz band,2.Frequency hopping spread spectrum radio (FHSS) in the 2.4 GHz band, and3.Infrared light (IR).The types (modes) of The 802.11 standard:1- Ad Hoc Wireless LANsThe 802.11 stand ...

(5 pages) 129 0 4.8 Mar/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Global Warming

nlight enters the atmosphere and hits Earth. Some of sunlight turns into heat energy in the form of infrared light. The heat gets impregnated by enclosing air and land, which in turn makes it hot. Inf ... e, is released. Carbon dioxide is a gas that can't be seen or smelled, but it does trap some of the infrared energy emitted from the earth and prevents that energy from going back out into space. If t ...

(12 pages) 129 1 3.8 May/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Workplace Dilemma Issue

electronic systems. It includes cosmic rays, gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, radar, microwaves, TV, radio, cellphones and all electronic transmission systems. El ...

(4 pages) 253 0 3.0 May/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Electromagnetic Radiation

ation, in order of increasing wavelength, are gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, and radio waves. These and other many types of electromagnetic radiation ...

(1 pages) 2523 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Electromagnetic Radiation

ation, in order of increasing wavelength, are gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, and radio waves. These and other many types of electromagnetic radiation ...

(1 pages) 1042 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Electromagnetic Radiation

ation, in order of increasing wavelength, are gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, and radio waves. These and other many types of electromagnetic radiation ...

(1 pages) 1666 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Biometrics Introduction to Information Systems Security

nt. Vein scan technology identifies a person based upon blood vessel patterns. This technology uses infrared light to detect vein patterns. It is available for commercial purposes. Facial thermograph ... ch are created by blood vessels that branch. These heat patterns are also emitted from the skin. An infrared camera is used to capture images. The advantage of this system is that it does not require ...

(2 pages) 31 0 5.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Global Warming

h's atmosphere, it hits the surface of the Earth, land. Then it changed into heat energy and become infrared light. The heat is then absorbed by the air and land and they eventually become warmer. How ...

(6 pages) 81 1 4.5 Mar/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

A Reflection: An Inconvenient Truth

What this statistic showed was that with increasing carbon dioxide in our atmosphere more and more infrared light become trapped and thus causing an increase in temperature. Well, it would be good if ...

(3 pages) 48 0 5.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis