In the lab, researchers regularly use electricity to deposit medicine, DNA, bacteria or other substances into cells. This process is known as electroporation, and it works by creating temporary ...

SEVERAL years ago I described (Phil. Mag., April 1908) a discontinuity in the electric discharge in oxygen at pressures near to 0.8 mm. Namely, when a current (0.0025 amp.) was passed in a discharge ...

THE gassing tendencies of insulating oils used in the electrical industry are assessed by measuring the rate of gas evolution or absorption when they are exposed under an atmosphere of hydrogen in an ...

A recent study has found that the electricity produced by an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to cause the transfer of genetic material from the environment into the cells of nearby animals.

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South American rivers are home to at least three different species of electric eels, including a newly identified species capable of generating a greater electrical discharge than any other known ...

The electric eel can release up to 860 volts, which is enough to run a machine. In a recent study, a research group from Nagoya University in Japan found electric eels can release enough electricity ...

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Bourns, Inc. has expanded its next generation of gas discharge tube (GDT) series with the addition of a high voltage 2-electrode overvoltage protector family. The Model GDT28H Series is designed for ...