Green Energy: A MUST

E uropean Pupils M agazine Elena Lacatus Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania [email protected] GREEN ENERGY: A MUST! The Energy Concept Writing nowadays about Energy on a Green manner for a wide category of readers, aging be- tween 16 and 24 years, means first of all to find a core interest issue. Fortu- nately this inexpugnably topic lies on the history of Energy itself. Regardless the awareness of humans the very essence of the Uni- verse is the Energy. Amazingly the very first approaches to this complex topic are also the philosophical basis of all known cultures ever existing on the Earth. All of them were dealing either with Energy, or with its effects, the only differences con- sisting in names and alloca- tion algorithms: Gods or Goddess , Entities or Uni- versal Laws. After all it is a matter of evolution, and even more, it is strictly a matter of Tech- nological evolution. If we are able today to move matter on atom-by-atom, at a nanoscale range, with an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) tip this is due to the Atomic archetype that has been initially philoso- phically defined few millennia ago and it was con- tinuously developed enriching our knowledge and understanding ever since. This was determining us to improve our tools and technologies as to be able to describe and characterize nearby or faraway parts of our Universe and, at last, to proof the accuracy of the philosophical model. After such a long journey we are still at the beginning of this knowledge gath- ering and integration procedure! The accurate description of the key life phe- GREEN ENERGY: O NECESITATE! Conceptul Green Energy A scrie astazi despre conceptul green energy pentru cititori cu varste cuprinse intre 16 si 24 de ani presupune ca mai inainte sa fi identificat in acest domeniu un subiect capa- bil sa trezeasca interesul acestora. Din fericire insa- si Energia este un astfel de subiect incitant, deore- ce indiferent de nivelul de intelegere al oamenilor misterioasa esenta a Uni- versului este Energia. In mod surprinzator primele abordari ale ace- stui fascinant subiect sunt elemente ale bazelor filo- zofice ale tuturor culturi- lor si civilizatiilor care s- au succedat pe Pamant. Fiecare dintre ele s-a ocu- pat explicit fie cu formele de manifestare ale ener- giei fie cu efectele acestora, diferentele constand in alocarea numelor si in al- goritmii de atribuire: zei sau zeite, entitati sau le- gitati universale. In esenta este o problema de evolutie, chiar mai mult, este o problema de evolutie a Tehnologiei. Da- ca astazi putem modela si manipula materia atom-cu -atom la scara nanometrica cu ajutorul sistemelor si dispozitivelor microscopului de forta atomica (AFM) aceasta se intampla pentru ca in urma cu ca- teva milenii a fost elaborat arhetipul modelului atomic. Actionand ca un vector al cunoasterii acesta a oferit suport intelgerii Universului si in cele din urma, dupa suficiente acumulari stiintifice si tehnolo- gice, si-a demonstrat veridicitatea in egala masura atat la scara micro cat si a macro universului. 9 Different cultural models of basic life elements Modelele culturale ale elementelor fundamentale ale vietii

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Green Energy: A MUST