electrical outlet

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Superconductors are particularly attractive because they can carry electrical current with no energy loss.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

Each time they introduced electrons and holes, they observed a consistent electrical current flowing in the same direction, even without applying any external voltage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Either electrical current from divertors or from microwaves ionizes the gas, igniting an electrically charged plasma ring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The rail fracture must have been so slight that it did not interrupt the electrical current running through the track, since this would have automatically triggered alarm systems and halted rail traffic, he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

I had to do it three times before the electrical current would flow.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides