SCIENCE&TECH

“If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” -Benjamin Franklin

"Science is the acceptance of what works and the rejection of what does not. That needs more courage than we might think."

-JACOB BRONOWSKI

HOSA State Competition Results:

Anna Page- 6th place Biomedical Laboratory Science
Ainsley Parkins-2nd place Nursing assistant (qualifies for nationals)
Chase Hagen-4th place Physical Therapy
Grace Mead-2nd place Prepared Speaking (qualifies for nationals)
Shaelyn Preede-6th place Medical Math
Stella Cianflone-3rd place Nutrition

POSTED 3/22/22

James Webb Space Telescope

By Crew Bindrup
Staff Writer

When the James-Webb Telescope was launched, there were over three hundred ways it could have become a ten-billion dollar failure.
The telescope was launched on December 25, 2021, as a Christmas gift to astronomers across the planet. The telescope has already completed its launch and deployment phases, which means all that’s left before it can be used is cooling, instrument turn-on, and testing.
After the telescope was launched, the telescope was idle for three days, until it passed the orbit of our moon. Once that milestone was reached, the next step was to deploy the sun-shield. This deployment took eight days but was a vital step in the deployment of the James-Webb Space
Telescope. After the sun-shield was the mirrors, which is how the telescope functions. The mirror deployments took seventeen days to complete, with many potential points of failure in this stage alone. Once the mirrors had been deployed, NASA waited for the telescope to reach its L2 orbit point of one million miles, or one and a half million kilometers, from the sun.
That was seventeen days ago. Now, NASA is waiting for the telescope to cool down. Since the telescope is using very precise instruments, they have certain temperature requirements in order to function. The main instrument is the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which was provided jointly by NASA and the European Consortium. In order for the MIRI to function, it must be kept at 7 degrees Kelvin, or -447°F. The supplementary instruments are the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), provided by the University of Arizona, the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), provided by ESA, and the Fine Guidance Sensor/Near InfraRed Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS/NIRISS), provided by CSA, all of which operate at 40°K, or -387°F.
So what do astronomers think? According to NASA, The James-Webb Space Telescope will be capable of taking images of the first galaxies that formed in the early universe and seeing stars forming planetary systems.
Posted 2/17/22

What does CCHS think?

When asked what they thought about how the James-Webb space telescope could improve our understanding of the universe, students and staff at CCHS responded with:

“I think it’s a marvel and can produce many great images of space.” - Patrick Vaughn (Hey neat thats me -The Editor)

“It provides a lot of excellent opportunities about what it could bring about. It could see far off and it’s supposed to be specifically used in the infrared (spectrum) and is supposed to have more detail than what we’ve seen before.” - Mr. Mackprang.

Telescope Tracker

"Science is vastly more stimulating to the imagination than the classics."

-J. B. S. HALDANE

Tesla Recalls

By Zero Haynes
Trending Editor

Having 817,000 vehicles recalled, Tesla addresses an issue within their cars. They’re recalling models such as the Model S, 3, X, and Y. Both years 2021 and 2022. With self-driving vehicles, they need an update from time to time. One of the cases being the alert system not working when the driver’s seat belt was unbuckled. Though the recalls weren’t what most people were expecting, they’re not quite burdensome. Tesla will be introducing software updates to the cars - which will lessen the cost of the recalls. Though, the seat belt chime was needed. Safety standards require for the seat belt chime to work, this alerts the driver that their seat belt may be unbuckled.
According to CNN, the Tesla’s had indeed become a bit of a problem. “The South Korea Automobile Testing & Research Institute notified Tesla of the Issue on January 6 of this year. Tesla concluded on January 25 that there was indeed a problem.” Though Tesla had filed a document of no crashes, deaths, or injuries, this didn’t stop the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Tesla has been scrutinized by them for over a year. “The Administration said yesterday that it’s considering a probe into complaints that Tesla’s brake unnecessarily.” CNN states that NHTSA has launched an investigation on Teslas colliding with First Responders' cars while the self-driving mode was activated.
Though Tesla states there are no safety concerns, NHTSA, and overall federal regulators would completely disagree. Vox states “In fact, these recently recalled features are just the latest example of the company selling potentially dangerous software.” How exactly would the company be selling ‘potentially dangerous software?’ Looking at computers, one update can solve one problem, but it can also cause more. NHTSA only being able to do so much, they won’t be able to view the cars until they’re released to drivers. These updates that Tesla is issuing usually gets pushed to being connected to the internet when the update is available. (Mainly because they don’t want a costly pay to come towards the company). Tesla is free to continue these software updates - until government officials intervene, or if Tesla decides to acknowledge the issues on their own.

Posted 2/15/21

The Problems with Teslas

Software update causes faulty heat pump
- A recent update causes a valve in the heat pump to stick open.
Trunk Issues
- Some teslas have had the camera malfunction because of damage from the trunk opening and closing it.
Touch Screen issues
- The touch screen and overall display had started bugging out and wouldn’t work right.
Boombox Feature
- The boombox feature would alert pedestrians that a car is nearby. But when the Tesla was in reverse or neutral, the alarm would turn off.
Autopilot/Driving Assistance
- The autopilot feature had already been a huge difficulty. With recent crashes of the autopilot feature, Teslas are being checked.

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

― Carl Sagan

Starlink

BY JAYDEN LOESER
STAFF WRITER

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on January 18 after passing the 2,000 Starlink satellites' threshold. The company then placed another set of satellites into orbit. The rocket's second stage deployed 49 Starlink satellites around 15 minutes after takeoff. Although the mission took place in a part of the orbit that didn't have ground station coverage, SpaceX didn't announce the deployment until its first stage landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic. The rocket's tenth flight completed its mission, which included launching a GPS 3 satellite and two other Starlink missions. This mission also marked the fourth time that SpaceX has launched and landed a Falcon 9 booster. These missions, along with the launches of other satellites, have logged a total of 2,042 satellites in orbit. Although some of the devices are still operational, others are not.. According to Jonathan McDowell, a professor of astronomy, there are more than 1,700 satellites in orbit. SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk noted that the company has over 1,500 satellites active in orbit. The company is currently working on a second-generation constellation that would house 30,000 satellites. The growing number of satellites has raised concerns among astronomers, who fear that their presence will affect their observations of the night sky. SpaceX’s Starlink currently contains 4,408 official satellites.

Posted 2/11/21

The company is seeking a FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license for a second-generation system of around 30,000 different satellites that it says could launch it's Starship vehicle under development. Dallin Gibbs, one of our fellow Corner Canyon students, stated: “I think Starlink will be fantastic once it’s more mainstream.” The growth of satellite mega constellations in general, and particularly Starlink, have worried astronomers, who fear that the satellites will possibly interfere with observations of the night sky. The research found a sharp incline in the number of pictures taken near dusk and dawn that had streaks from satellites in general. Przemek Mroz, lead author of the study said: “In 2019, 0.5% of twilight images were affected, and now almost 20 percent are affected.” However, the same study found that there was little evidence that the satellite streaks were interfering with the science being done by this particular observatory, which tracks asteroids near Earth as well as phenomena such as supernova explosions.

"The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it."

― Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Psvr 2

"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life."

-Charles Darwin

Tesla CYBER TRUCK

Cybertruck Showcase Source: Google Images

BY JAYDEN LOESER
STAFF WRITER

So I’m sure you’ve probably heard of the Tesla Cybertruck and all its glory. There have been quite a few different opinions about this car’s unique design. Lego made a joke about it’s blockiness. This strange and futuristic design brings up a lot of unique problems. One of the first questions that come to mind is how is that block of metal even street legal? The current answer is that it really isn’t. I’m sure from the moment Elon Musk released this controversial car it got a lot of people asking questions. This truck is supposedly going to be made out of Ultra-Hard 30X Cold-Rolled stainless steel and this fact has led to people asking if this truck is a safety hazard to other cars on the road. If you were to get hit by this giant refrigerator it sure would cause a lot of damage to your car. The Cybertruck, on the other hand, would probably be pretty much fine. Another thing being asked about is the fact that it doesn’t have a windshield wiper. The Cybertruck is massive, has a flat windshield blending seamlessly with hood. Elon Musk has rumored about it having some sort of electromagnetic wiper but that isn’t supposed to be unveiled until the Cybertruck is released. The current windshield wiper being used on the pre production models is basically a single, gigantic windshield wiper.

Elon Musk actually made a post about this on his twitter, “The Wiper is what troubles me most.” So hopefully when the production car finally is released they can figure out the wiper situation because I think it’d be very cool to have technology involving electromagnets as a windshield wiper. The Cybertruck spotted on Tesla’s test track also featured a few other notable changes from the original prototype they unveiled back in November of 2019, including a rounder, less-angular front end and a new set of headlights under the forward-facing light bar. Elon Musk has promised to provide an update on Tesla’s product road-map during the company’s next earnings call in January.

Tesla Cybertruk as seen from above Source: Google Images

Posted 2/2/22

"It is strange that only extraordinary men make the discoveries, which later appear so easy and simple."

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

Covid Shots for kids ages 5 to 11

Source: Salt Lake Tribune

By Janica Stocking
Editorials Editor
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the race to find cures and treatments for COVID has been constant to try and prevent a longer pandemic. After nearly 2 years of dealing with COVID, vaccines against the virus have been approved for anyone 5 years old and older. According to Stat, the Pfizer shot initially got emergency authorization back in December 2020 and the Moderna shot got approval shortly after. In February 2021, the J&J vaccine was approved. After almost a year after its initial release, the Pfizer vaccine has been recently approved for pediatric patients. The Moderna and J&J vaccines have not been approved for children below the age of 12 yet.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, patients that are between the ages of 5 and 11 years of age will receive the same formula, but a different dosage. The dosage for those 12 and older is 30 mcg and comes in a vial with a purple cap. One vial contains 6 doses and can be stored in a ULT freezer for up to 9 months or a refrigerator for up to 1 month. The dosage for 5 to 11-year-olds is 10 mcg and comes in a vial with an orange cap. One vial contains 10 doses and can be stored in a ULT freezer for up to 6 months or a refrigerator for up to 10 weeks.

Despite some hesitation from parents to vaccinate their children, many pediatricians have pushed parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID. Dr. Ibukunoluwa Kalu, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist at Duke University, says that many parents are having doubts because COVID symptoms are most often very mild in children or because their 11-year-old is almost old enough to get the full dosage. However, the CDC does continue to recommend that children get vaccinated.
COVID vaccine distribution has been smoother because distributors and providers have been able to finally manage the distribution better. Providers have been more easily able to obtain pediatric doses of the vaccines and allow more and more patients to get access. Many grocery stores, such as Walmart, along with local pharmacies and private pediatric clinics have been able to get access to vaccines and get more children vaccinated. The fears of many parents have also been calmed because they have been able to see the effects in adults and adolescents. Overall, the rollout of these vaccines has been highly anticipated and has been smoother than the initial rollout for adults.

Posted 11/29

Vaccine help

Draper COVID 5-11 (and 12+) Vaccination Sites

Harmons Pharmacy
Macey’s Pharmacy
Walgreens Co.
Foothill Family Clinic Draper
South Summit Pediatrics
Smith’s Pharmacy

Tips for Getting Your COVID Shot or Booster* (5-11 and 12+)
*Booster shots are only given to those 12 years old or older. They can only be given once you have been considered fully vaccinated for 6 months.

Look up which sites are closest to you
Look up or call what time the sites give COVID shots
Book an appointment online (if available on vaccines.gov)
If a green checkmark is not by the location, then you can’t book online. Call for appointments.

Map of COVID 5-11 shot providers within 10 miles of Draper, UT. Source: vaccines.gov