A4_8 Basil and Ratigan's Critical Clash in the Clouds!

We recreate Basil's DIY balloon airship as can be seen in Walt Disney's 1986 animated mystery Basil the Great Mouse Detective. We determine whether or not Basil could capture the malevolent felon Professor Ratigan by calculating the speed of the balloon airship and comparing it to that of the Victorian airship La France. We calculated a speed of 2.38m/s +/- 0.38m/s which is insufficient to match the speed of La France (6.00m/s). We conclude that Ratigan is the "King of Mousedom''

A4_3 All Aboard the RLS Legacy - Sailing the Stars!

In this paper we reviewed the feasibility of using a galleon-style ship in space, replacing the canvas sails with solar sails as seen in Walt Disney Studios’ Treasure Planet. We considered the solar radiation force on the solar sails, and incorporated gravitational influences and spectral classifications of the host star. We found that the gravitational force always dominates, and the ship would spiral into the star. Furthermore, we discuss the ship riding a supernova shock wave, subjected to a net force of 6.34 × 10^7 N, yet the crew and ship still come to a fiery end

A4_5 Ground Control to Major Steven

We investigated the resultant velocity that Steven from Steven Universe would be accelerated to due to an explosive decompression within a “Moon base”, and if his velocity would cause him to be ejected out into the solar system. Using fluid dynamics and the conservation of momentum, we found Steven's outward velocity to be 96% smaller than the escape velocity and hence would not escape the gravitational influence of the Moon

A4_7 Who's up for a Ride on the Volcano?

Using Bernoulli's theorem for incompressible fluids we calculate the required pressure and velocity of gas and ash in a volcanic eruption chamber needed to propel Manny the mammoth skywards out of a lava-filled crater. We calculate that a pressure of 14.7 MPa, and an outflow velocity of 112.6$ ms^-1 are required

A4_1 Gigavolt Flop

With the popularity of Pokémon peaking, we carried out an investigation into the energy of Pikachu's new 'Gigavolt Havoc' attack, and its thermal effect on the ice-shelled Pokémon Sandshrew. With the assumption of a parallel plate capacitor layout, we found the energy of this attack (when fully converted to thermal energy) would melt 16 % ± 5 % (at 273 K) of Sandshrew's shell

Sparsely-Bonded CMOS Hybrid Imager

A method and device for imaging or detecting electromagnetic radiation is provided. A device structure includes a first chip interconnected with a second chip. The first chip includes a detector array, wherein the detector array comprises a plurality of light sensors and one or more transistors. The second chip includes a Read Out Integrated Circuit (ROIC) that reads out, via the transistors, a signal produced by the light sensors. A number of interconnects between the ROIC and the detector array can be less than one per light sensor or pixel

Long-term Psychological and Occupational Effects of Providing Hospital Healthcare during SARS Outbreak

TOC Summary Line: Healthcare workers in hospitals affected by SARS experience increased psychological stress 1–2 years after the outbreak