voltage
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"The reactive power assets in the system were not able to address the sudden voltage rise," the report said.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
When the team applied a negative voltage across the membrane, it triggered a chemical reaction inside the nanopore.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
Reversing the voltage caused the precipitate to dissolve, restoring conductive pathways through the pore.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
Such material might be sandwiched between electrodes so that they contract or expand as voltage is applied and removed, for example.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
I believed, and still do, that our bodies are our selves, that my soul is the voltage conducted through neurons and nerves, and that my spirit is my flesh.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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