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    Question about how current turns on devices .

    So I think I am gaining a bit of understanding (thanks Jim Hardy for the link). In effect, "electricity" is a bit misleading. I assume, it takes its derivation from the word "electric", more specifically "electric field" - which in itself is misleading. "Electric" sounds very much like...
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    Question about how current turns on devices .

    Thanks for the responses - I will check out the links. But so far, it does not sound like a "transfer" of energy, more of a "response" to conditions. So bulbs (at least in the incadensent case) "glow" because of heat. Other devices have electrons moving because of magnetism and thus are...
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    Question about how current turns on devices .

    Question about how "current" turns on devices... My apologies up front if this seems like a silly question, but I have not been able to find a straight answer. If "current" is the flow of electrons, and electrons are just charges (negative) - what is that they actually do to turn on a device...
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    What Are Innovative Thesis Topics in Renewable Energy?

    Hi Jim, I'm with the local government.
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    What Are Innovative Thesis Topics in Renewable Energy?

    I am an Energy Program Manager in DC; if you want to find an interesting topic, spend some time on the Dept of Energy's website and get a better understanding of what some of the current topics are in the renewable energy space. Additionally, find out what your university is doing to become...
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