electric field
noun
: a region associated with a distribution of electric charge or a varying magnetic field in which forces due to that charge or field act upon other electric charges
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The device, which clamps onto the line just above the hook and pairs zinc and graphite in seawater, creates a small electric field about the size of a beachball around the hook, and rattles approaching sharks.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
The team also discovered that electric fields can control nanoscroll orientation in solution.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Jan. 2026
For quantum sensing, millions of NV centers can be used simultaneously, acting as ultra-sensitive detectors of magnetic fields, electric fields or temperature changes.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
The new discovery adds to the growing assortment of bioelectrical phenomena that scientists have discovered playing out beyond the nervous system, from bacteria swapping signals within a biofilm to cells following electric fields during embryonic development.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
The team also discovered that electric fields can control nanoscroll orientation in solution.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Jan. 2026
For quantum sensing, millions of NV centers can be used simultaneously, acting as ultra-sensitive detectors of magnetic fields, electric fields or temperature changes.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
The new discovery adds to the growing assortment of bioelectrical phenomena that scientists have discovered playing out beyond the nervous system, from bacteria swapping signals within a biofilm to cells following electric fields during embryonic development.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Electric field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20field. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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