Three US physicists have achieved a surprising result: generating electricity by exploiting the rotational energy of the earth. The team has developed an innovative device capable of interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field, producing measurable electrical voltage.
The research group, composed of Christopher Chyba of Princeton University, Kevin Hand of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (cit) e Thomas Chyba of Spectral Sensor Solutions, published the results in the magazine Physical Review Research. The idea that guides their studies is ambitious: transforming the kinetic energy of the earth’s rotation into a source of electricity through interaction with the earth’s magnetic field.
It is not the first time that the team explores this possibility. Already in 2016 he had advanced a similar theory, which at the time was welcomed with skepticism. According to conventional theories, in fact, any tension generated by such a device would be canceled by the natural reabssentment of electrons, making energy production ineffective.
A 57 ° oriented ferrite cylinder
To test their hypothesis, the researchers built a very specific experimental device. It is a cylinder made of Ferritite of Manganese-Zinco, a material with weak conductive properties that also acts from magnetic shield. The cylinder was oriented in a north-south direction with an inclination of 57 °, in order to be perpendicular to both the rotary movement of the earth and to the terrestrial magnetic field.
Electrodes have been applied to the ends of the cylinder to measure the voltage generated. To avoid interference due to light, the experiment was conducted in the dark, thus reducing the photoelectric effects. The results were surprising: 18 electricity microvolt They were detected through the cylinder, a fact that it was not possible to attribute to any other known source.
Scientists also considered possible temperature differences between the two ends of the cylinder, verifying that they were not responsible for the tension detected. Also, repeating the experiment with different angles or with control cylinders, no electricity production was recorded. This strengthens the hypothesis that the phenomenon Observations is really linked to the interaction between the terrestrial rotation and the magnetic field.
Of course, further independent tests will be needed to confirm the validity of the experiment. But if the results were successfully replicated, This discovery could open new frontiers in the production of clean energytaking advantage of a constant and universal source: the rotation motion of the Earth itself.
