What Do Robots Eat? (How Batteries Work)
Robots don't eat pizza. So where do they get their energy to run and jump?
How Do Batteries Work?
Storing chemical energy and converting it into electrical power on demand.
How Do Hybrid Cars Work?
Combining an internal combustion engine with an electric motor for better efficiency.
How Do Solar Panels Work?
Converting sunlight into electricity using the photovoltaic effect.
How Do Wind Turbines Generate Electricity?
Converting kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical and electrical energy.
What is a Capacitor?
An electronic component that stores electrical energy in an electric field.
What is a Fuel Cell?
Converting the chemical energy of a fuel (like hydrogen) into electricity.
What is a Hydroelectric Dam?
Generating electricity by harnessing the kinetic energy of falling water.
What is a Plasma?
The fourth state of matter consisting of ionized gas and free electrons.
What is Antimatter?
Particles with the opposite charge of normal matter, and what happens when they collide.
What is Dark Energy?
The mysterious force hypothesized to be responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe.
What is E=mc^2?
Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared: meaning mass and energy are interchangeable.
What is Geothermal Energy?
Harnessing the natural, internal heat of the Earth to generate electricity.
What is Nuclear Fusion?
The process that powers the sun and could provide limitless clean energy on Earth.
What is Thermodynamics?
The branch of physics dealing with heat, work, and temperature.