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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 ...
Scientific American2d
Can Earth’s Rotation Generate Electricity? Physicists Divided over Controversial Idea
Experiments suggest an unusual magnetic material could help harness energy from Earth’s rotation. But not everyone is ...
Nature10d
Demonstration of the Heating Effect of a Magnetic Field
To demonstrate the heating effect of a magnetic field, Tyndall revolved between the poles of an electro-magnet a copper-pipe filled with an easy melting fuse: the heat disengaged in it by eddy ...