This Untapped Source of Electricity Could Provide Endless Energy—And Scientists May Know How to Unlock It

Researchers found a way to harness the fundamental properties of triboelectrification, which most people think of it as ...
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Thomas Edison’s Secret Weapon: The Man Who Lit Up Christmas for the First Time

Picture this: a rotating Christmas tree aglow with electric lights in 1882 New York, thanks to Edward Hibberd Johnson's ...
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Can 'miracle' heaters really warm your home for pennies? The physics says no

The internet is awash with adverts for various portable heaters, with claims that they will heat your house for pennies. Some ...

A Century-Old Calculation For Pi Might Help Explain the Secrets of the Universe

Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan’s formula for Pi can help with calculating black holes, studying percolation, or ...

Physicists push superconducting diodes to high temperatures

For the first time, researchers in China have demonstrated a high-temperature superconducting diode effect, which allows a ...
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How much vacuum is in a fluorescent bulb?

In this video I show you how much vacuum there is in a fluorescent tube light bulb. I talk about how they work and why they need a low vacuum. Labour’s biggest donor turns on Reeves Toby Carvery owner ...