In a few decades, some of the electricity you use might be generated by bacteria.
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Sometimes, power plants make too much electricity. Energy storage technologies can help! They store the extra electricity and release it when demand goes up.
Hydrogen’s tendency towards combustion is what makes it both a dangerous chemical element and a useful energy source.
Can your body be a source of electricity generation? Maybe, if you understand heat transfer. Explore this concept through a 2013 invention by a Canadian teen.
Could we use radio waves to charge electrical technologies in the future?
Electricity demand changes constantly. Suppliers need to generate more electrical energy when demand is high, and less when demand is low.
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