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Dams Have Nudged Earth's Poles By Over 1 Meter In The Past 200 Years
Over the past two centuries, humans have quietly nudged the very axis of our planet. As thousands of dams have been built ...
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Analysis of a Novel Mechanically Adjusted Variable Flux Permanent Magnet Homopolar Inductor Machine with Rotating Magnetic Poles for Flywheel Energy Storage System - IEEE Xplore
Permanent magnet homopolar inductor machine (PMHIM) has attracted much attention in the field of flywheel energy storage system (FESS) due to its merits of simple structure, brushless excitation, and ...
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Dams around the world hold so much water they've shifted Earth's poles, new research shows
Dam construction since 1835 has caused Earth's poles to "wander" away from the planet's rotational axis because of the ...
Earth’s rotation speeds up unexpectedly, making July 9 shortest day in history | Here’s why
On July 9, 22, and August 5, 2025, the Moon will be farthest from Earth’s equator, shifting its gravitational effect on Earth’s axis and altering rotation speed ...
Brace for shorter days soon: Earth is rotating faster than ever recorded
In an unexpected twist, Earth's spin is set to accelerate in July and August, leading to the shortest days on record - with ...
Water storage in dams has caused minute shifts in Earth's poles, study finds
Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth's poles slightly away from the ...
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New Helical-Shape Magnetic Pole Design for Magnetic Lead Screw Enabling Structure Simplification - IEEE Xplore
Magnetic lead screw (MLS) is a new type of high performance linear actuator that is attractive for many potential applications. The main difficulty of the MLS technology lies in the manufacturing of ...