Interesting Engineering on MSN1d
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 ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN8h
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 ...
BBC4y
Detecting and drawing magnetic fields
The compass needle points in the direction of the Earth's magnetic field, or the magnetic field of a magnet. place the plotting compass near the magnet on a piece of paper mark the direction the ...
PBS14y
What Drives Earth's Magnetic Field?
Likewise, a wire passing through a magnetic field creates an electric current within the wire. This is the basic principle that allows electric motors and generators to operate. In the Earth (see ...
PBS3y
Impact on Animals
Would a dramatic change in the Earth's magnetic field affect creatures that rely on it during migration? Late on a January night in 1993 I found myself on a beach on the Pacific coast of Costa ...
pv magazine International4y
Earth’s magnetic field affecting PV panel performance
Their analysis showed the complex magnetic field can determine increases in module fill factor and falls in maximum power. Researchers at the Multimedia University of Kenya have claimed the Earth ...