Scientists Just Harnessed Power From The Earth’s Rotation

Researchers in the US have generated electricity from the Earth's rotation. Until now, this was thought to be impossible by physic laws. But the researchers have found a loophole: thanks to a special material, they were able to generate a small amount of electricity . If this could be done on a large scale, it would provide a completely new source of energy – independent of wind and weather.

This video was created by my editorial team. Responsible from the editorial team: Lukas Laroche, Tabea Desch, Jacob Beautemps; Editing: Sören Rensch, Neo Sanjuan Thiele, Romy Gruetter

Chapters:
00:00 Electricity from Earth's rotation
01:35 Earth's magnetic field
02:43 Lorentz force
03:33 Induction
03:56 Hall effect
04:31 Theoretical considerations
08:51 Successful implementation
11:50 The big hurdle + Conclusion

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