31. The device attaches to the battery cables and under normal circumstances, the mercury conducts electricity through the cables. 32. The most significant increase will be for copper, which is needed in fuel-cells and electric cars to conduct electricity. 33. The scientists also found that there were certain twist angles that permitted the nanotube to conduct electricity almost as freely as it would with no twist. 34. The study found that while DNA will never be a substitute for copper wire, it does conduct electricity about as efficiently as a good semiconductor. 35. Their main drawback is that they conduct electricity and can be dangerous to use around electrical wires. 36. Trees do not conduct electricity well, and if struck they can crack and fall thunderously on the house. 37. When a material that can conduct electricity passes through a varying magnetic field, an electric current is generated in the moving material. 38. A superconductor is a material that conducts electricity with little or no resistance. 39. Among other things, the research could help scientists understand superconductivity, the phenomenon whereby some substances at very low temperatures conduct electricity without resistance. 40. Among other things, they are working on using buckyballs to conduct electricity without resistance or to deliver medicine into the body. |
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