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These cells will convert the kinetic energy of alpha particles into usable electricity, powering a laptop-class device.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Take a room full of particles, for instance, where half of the particles are cold (low in kinetic energy, moving slowly, with a long timescale in between collisions) and half of the particles are hot (high in kinetic energy, moving rapidly, with short timescales separating successive collisions).
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
These particles come in with a broad range of velocities, which in turn gives them a broad range of kinetic energy, the energy of motion.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
There is some kinetic energy to Kirsch’s blocking and shot choices, but one grows tired of the house style rather quickly.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Take a room full of particles, for instance, where half of the particles are cold (low in kinetic energy, moving slowly, with a long timescale in between collisions) and half of the particles are hot (high in kinetic energy, moving rapidly, with short timescales separating successive collisions).
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
These particles come in with a broad range of velocities, which in turn gives them a broad range of kinetic energy, the energy of motion.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
There is some kinetic energy to Kirsch’s blocking and shot choices, but one grows tired of the house style rather quickly.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for kinetic energy
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“Kinetic energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinetic%20energy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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