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ERIC Number: EJ892044
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Nov
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 2
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
An Electromagnetic Induction Flashlight Experiment
Alden, Emily; Kennedy, Mark; Lorenzon, Wolfgang; Smith, Warren
Physics Teacher, v45 n8 p492-495 Nov 2007
In the last several years, the electronics industry has released hand generator-powered flashlights, which are advertised as the end of battery-powered flashlights. This has become possible because of recent advances in capacitor, magnet, and LED technology. Nevertheless, the physics behind these flashlights is fairly simple.
Descriptors: Light, Electronics, Physics, Magnets, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Energy
American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://scitation.aip.org/tpt
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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