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Scientists create magnetic device to capture electricity from Earth’s rotational dynamics
A wild idea has been proposed to generate electric power from Earth’s rotation with the help of magnetic fields. A new ...
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This Tiny Device Generates Power From the Earth’s Spin
A group of U.S.-based physicists has presented experimental evidence suggesting that electricity can be generated from the ...
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Physicists Think They’ve Found a Way to Harvest Energy from Earth’s Rotation — And It Might Be Just Crazy Enough to Work
In theory, as Earth spins through its magnetic field, any conductive material placed on its surface should experience a force ...
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Navy Program PUMPs Up Hopes For Magnetic Propulsion
Recent advances courtesy of fusion research have resulted in magnets capable of generating fields up to 20 Telsa, which should provide a considerable performance boost.
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New Propulsion Technology Could Send Spaceships to Mars in a Month
Rosatom’s propulsion system uses a magnetic plasma ... The interaction between the electric current and the generated magnetic field expels the particles from the engine, providing continuous ...
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The ion propul­sion sys­tem
In an ion propulsion system, electrons are fired into a magnetic field containing the noble gas xenon. When a xenon atom is hit, it loses one of its negatively charged electrons and turns into a ...
Why Is The Moon Rusting? NASA May Have The Answer
Mars is the Red Planet, but turns out the moon has the makings of a reddish cast, too. Yes, scientists have found rust on the moon. The question is: why?
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NASA’s Ezie launching to study magnetic fingerprints of Earth’s aurora
Built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, each of these instruments will use four antennas pointed at different angles to survey the magnetic fields along four ...
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NASA's EZIE is launching to study magnetic fingerprints of Earth's aurora
Built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, each of these instruments will use four antennas pointed at different angles to survey the magnetic fields along four ...