Now here is a interesting video which can open many eyes with some excellent facts like this – Today’s Sony Vaio Laptop Notebook has more Computing Power Than the First Rocket to Reach the Moon.. High School Students Use Intel Powered Sony VAIO Notebook to Build and Launch High-Power Rocket. A Impressive project for students which is achieved, giving you a idea on how powerful these days the Laptops are, and we still keep looking for more advanced version when lot of things can be achieved with the current models.
Overview
* Eight selected high school science students to be given Sony VAIO® CW series laptops to design and build a high power rocket.
* Rocket to be 25 feet tall, weigh over 500 pounds and be capable of reaching the stratosphere.
* Students given accelerated rocketry course by Tom Atchison, Director of the Association of Rocket Mavericks and leading figure in high power rocket community.
* Launch day in April at Black Rock Desert north of Reno, Nevada.
* VAIO Z-Series: 13.1″ screen, Intel® Core i5 Processor with Turbo Boost provides the brains for rocket.
* VAIO F-Series: 16.4” screen, Intel Core i7 Processor with Turbo Boost will serve as mission control for the launch.
Students Rocket Project Photo :
Rocket Project: The Countdown Begins Video :
What an innovative experiment. Launching a rocket using a laptop, is something different and new. Should see how well these kind of ideas are used in real world.