Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, famous inventors both, were also, famously, rivals. Their heated relationship came to a head in what became known as the "war of the currents." Tesla favored alternating currents (AC) for the ...
Other
Jul 8, 2022
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Various technologies, networks and institutions benefit from or require accurate time keeping to synchronize their activities. Current ways of synchronizing time have some drawbacks that a new proposed method seeks to address. ...
General Physics
May 9, 2022
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The future economy based on renewable and sustainable energy sources might utilize battery-powered cars, large-scale solar and wind farms, and energy reserves stored in batteries and chemical fuels. Although there are examples ...
Materials Science
Sep 4, 2020
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Role models are important for aspiring scientists, but new research suggests that scientists who are known for their hard work—like Thomas Edison—are more motivating than scientists who are viewed as naturally brilliant, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2020
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Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday issued a new rule reversing a requirement for all new light bulbs to be energy-efficient by 2020, a move welcomed by industry but strongly criticized by climate change groups.
Environment
Sep 5, 2019
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When we hear the word "stereo" today, we might simply think of a sound system, as in "turn on the stereo."
Other
Dec 12, 2018
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Thomas Edison's door key to the 19th century lab in New Jersey where he invented the phonograph goes up for auction this weekend, along with lightbulbs he perfected.
Other
Dec 2, 2016
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The art of paper cutting may slice through a roadblock on the way to flexible, stretchable electronics, a team of engineers and an artist at the University of Michigan has found.
Nanomaterials
Jun 23, 2015
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21
A wide range of innovations from Eli Whitney's cotton gin and Thomas Edison's light bulb to the early Google servers and Apple's iPhone have been brought together to tell a broad story of American business history for the ...
Other
Jun 21, 2015
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Of what use is a newborn baby? This rhetorical question, variously attributed to Benjamin Franklin, Michael Faraday and Thomas Edison, is meant to suggest that a novel discovery or invention whose ultimate utility is not ...
Materials Science
Apr 22, 2015
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