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Technical Report Draft 1

Benefits With the implementation of the Electronic Bus Flagging System , it is able to benefit both the drivers and the commuters, mainly the elderly and disabled. Electronic Bus Flagging System are able to assist the commuters in several different ways. Out of 60 responses, 61% of the respondents stated that the reason why they missed their bus is because they are busy with their personal activities. Our proposal enables commuters to notify the arriving bus drivers that there is a bus that they are waiting for. It can be more convenient for the commuters as they do not have to rely on multi-tasking and solely focus on their activities. Before the arrival of the buses, an announcement will be made to notify commuters of the arriving buses. This enables commuters to better prepare themselves before boarding the bus. Alongside the announcements comes with a LCD panel that indicates the arriving buses. In a scenario where by multiple buses arrived at the same time, the bus num...

Reader Response

According to the article “Duo turn plastic waste into concrete idea”, Goy (2016) states that experts have discovered an ecological way of producing carbon nanotubes through the conversion of plastic waste. BlueRen’s approach, converts one tenth of the plastic waste into carbon nanotubes, results in a 10 percent yield. Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are versatile as they do not weigh much and are durable. They are also great conductors of electricity. However, the usage of carbon nanotubes is are due to its high cost and production of harmful gases during the process of recycling. According to Goy (2016), Wong Chun Ling states that with their discovery, BlueRen edges closer to their objective of commercializing carbon nanotubes and alleviating Singapore’s plastic waste issue. BlueRen was awarded the coveted grant by DBS Foundation Social Enterprise. The funds obtained through the grant will be used to produce a prototype. Despite carbon nanotubes being stronger and lighter than steel, th...

Reader Response Draft 2

According to the article " Duo turn plastic waste into a concrete idea", e xperts have discovered an ecological way of producing carbon nanotubes through the conversion of plastic waste.   Along with the reduction of cement, plastic waste can be reused as the carbon materials can be used to amplify the strength of concrete.  BlueRen’s approach allows 1,000 tonnes of carbon nanotubes to be produced from every 10,000 tonnes of plastic waste, which results in a 10 percent yield.  Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are versatile as they do not weigh much and are durable. They are also great conductors of electricity. Despite its advantages, the usage of carbon nanotubes is rare due to its high cost and production of harmful gases during the process of recycling. Technology company BlueRen, uses another mineral that is more ecological as the catalyst to transform plastic into hydrocarbon gases which results in the formation of carbon nanotubes. According to Goy (2016), Wong Chun Lin...