Ocean Waves Could Power Homes
Description
If you've ever body surfed or been tossed around by a wave, you know the power of the ocean. Our oceans hold huge amounts of potential energy, yet most of it goes unused. Now mechanical engineers are working on a new way to harvest energy from ocean waves.
Runtime
1 min 38 sec
Subjects
- Physics (399)
- Electromagnetism (27)
- Civil engineering (122)
- Electronics (36)
- Physical sciences (523)
- Magnetism (55)
- Electricity (114)
- Sustainable engineering (20)
- Engineering (340)
- Technical education (267)
- Environmental engineering (23)
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