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Electrochemistry and electrochemical cells (5)

Chemistry: Electrochemistry and electrochemical cells. Oxidation and reduction; oxidizing agents vs. reducing agents. Galvanic/voltaic cells. Cathode, anode. Free energy and cell potential. Half-reactions; reduction potentials, oxidation potentials. Salt bridge. Calculating cell potential. Faraday’s constant. Work. Equilibrium constant. Nernst equation. Electrolytic cells This is a recording of a tutoring session, posted with the students’ permission. These […]

Is wind power powered individually or by a big plant?

When wind turbines are generated are they individually powered?? or are they powered by a big plant?? HELP!!

Magic Bus

Image taken on 2005-02-26 08:53:46 by Robert Brook.

How do hydroelectric power plants produce energy?

a:) fossil fuels burn b:) Wind spins the blades. c:) Solar cells collect solar rays. d:) Water flows through a dam.

So Diesel is more fuel efficent than gasoline. Why don’t we have Diesel – Hybrid Electric Cars?

Embattled BP now an attractive buy

Embattled BP now an attractive buy Dubai: A 10 per cent stake in embattled British institution BP BP would now cost a strategic investor less than $10 billion (Dh36.7 billion) at current valuations â€” about half of what it would have been worth at the beginning of the year. Read more on Zawya

Society of Energy Professionals Applaud Senate Action on Budget Bill

Society of Energy Professionals Applaud Senate Action on Budget Bill Attention: Assignment Editor, Business/Financial Editor, Energy Editor, News Editor, Tech/Telecomm Editor Read more on Marketwire

Cornerstone Therapeutics Reacquires HMGB1 Protein Technology Platform

Cornerstone Therapeutics Reacquires HMGB1 Protein Technology Platform CARY, N.C., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CRTX) (“Cornerstone”), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing significant products primarily for the respiratory and related markets, today announced that the Company has reacquired all development and commercial rights to its high-mobility group box […]

If a business/home runs solely on solar power, what happens to electric bills?

If it ran on 100% solar power, would the business/home ever have to use business from an electric company? Could it eliminate power bills completely? Thanks.

Not a funny bunny: Rabbits turned to biofuel in Sweden

City park rabbits are good to look at. But they are even better for heating your house. That’s the view of the Stockholm city authorities, as they battle a plague of rabbits in Swedish parks.

Pokewalker Wind Powered Piston

Made this for fun, I was pretty bored today. Depending on how much wind there is (I won’t actually use the fan), it is getting around 7500 steps per hour now, I’ll upload a video with the improved design soon. Inspired by i.imgur.com

Should crop-based ethanol, a biofuel, be energy source in the USA?

Should crop-based ethanol, a biofuel, be pursued as an energy technology in the USA?

Electric or Hybrid Car Batteries: Are they recycleable?

I read that batteries used or planned to be used in electric vehicles have problems on being recycleable. Is it true?

What are the solar panels by the side of the track for?

I was just wondering if the question about solar panels at the side of the tracks was ever answered. I drive by one every day going to and from work and was just curious.

update on the neutron experiment

why my previous intentions were doomed to fail – and what i’m planning to do about it. :-) ooops. i confused Cf-252 with Cf-254 – sorry about that! Cf-252 only undergoes SF to about 3%, while Cf-254 undergoes SF with almost 100% probability. the exempt quantity for Cf-254 is 1 kBq / 0.027 uCi.

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