What’s the difference between a volt, amp, and watt? Why is your power bill in kilowatt-hours and your battery bank in milliamp-hours? Why are there so many units?… Read the rest
Electricity for Kids | What is Electricity? Where does Electricity come from?
In this video we will learn:
0:00 What is Electricity?
1:38 What is a Direct Current?
4:13 What is an Alternating Current?
5:55 How do Power Plants produce Electricity?
6:51 How do Magnets create Electricity?
7:33 What is Static Electricity?… Read the rest
Revisiting How Carbon Nanotubes Will Change Renewable Energy
100 times stronger than steel yet 4 times lighter. Conductive and biocompatible. Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are fascinating materials that could channel a kaleidoscope of futuristic technologies around sustainability. They could be a key to the zero-carbon energy future transition. While … Read the rest
Lithium for EV Batteries Is in High Demand, but Protesters Push Back | WSJ
Lithium prices are rising as demand for the key ingredient in electric car batteries grows, amid a broader push to move away from oil and gas. But the extraction of the metal is time-consuming and potentially harmful to the environment, … Read the rest
How Electricity Generation Really Works
The importance of electricity in our modern world can hardly be overstated. What was a luxury a hundred years ago is now a critical component to the safety, prosperity, and well-being of nearly everyone. Generation is the first step electricity … Read the rest
Capacitors Are Gaps! How Does That Work?!
Capacitors are tiny physical gaps in a circuit. How does that even work? Well, if we analyze capacitors on a deep level, we see they’re almost breathing energy.… Read the rest
This Solar Powered Boat Could be the Future of Transportation
Costs for solar panel systems have been dropping at a blistering pace in the last few years and are being widely used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Solar panels for home work great, as well as the solar … Read the rest
Electric Potential Difference | Electricity
Given just a copper wire, do you think electricity will flow through it? Or do we need a factor that triggers the flow of electricity? What is that factor? What is the Electric Potential Difference?… Read the rest
Revisiting the Supercapacitor – The Wait for Graphene is Over
There’s been lot of hype about graphene since it was first discovered and called a breakthrough. But we’re still waiting for the next big thing. That’s starting to change. A newly announced supercapacitor from Skeleton Technologies could make a big … Read the rest
The Big Misconception About Electricity
The misconception is that electrons carry potential energy around a complete conducting loop, transferring their energy to the load.… Read the rest