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electricity
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Our understanding of lightning has been driven by fear and shaped by curiosity
Lightning can carry between 100 million to one billion volts of electricity. (Josep Castells/Unsplash), CC BY Peter Watson,…
Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life
Steam billows from two cooling towers serving Unit 1 of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in 2005.…
AI helps lighten the load on the electric grid – without skimping on people’s energy use
Smart thermostats, batteries and AI could give people the best of both worlds: comfort and efficiency. RgStudio/E+ via…
The Power Grid
The power grid operates on alternating current (AC), where voltage and current oscillate in cycles. Reactive loads, such…
Why batteries come in so many sizes and shapes
Maybe you have a drawer in your house that looks like this? Peter Fiskerstrand/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Wesley Chang,…
New Study Develops Novel DC/AC Wiring Mathematical Model
Imagine using the electricity generated by solar panels without the need for expensive and time-consuming conversions from direct…
How Does Electricity Work?
Whenever you plug your power brick into the wall to charge your phone, do you ever wonder what…