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The total energy of the ball consists of its potential energy (related to position) plus its kinetic energy (related to motion).
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George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2026
The result is a material that is both lightweight and extraordinarily resistant to deformation, capable of dispersing immense kinetic energy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Most systems spend a lot of energy mechanically filtering out the harmful, long-lasting chemicals, but these researchers propose to use the kinetic energy of natural water flow to drive their system, along with their clever chemical harnessing of electrons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
And yet the total energy released in that event was about 1023 joules, or about a millionth of Earth’s rotational kinetic energy.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
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George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2026
The result is a material that is both lightweight and extraordinarily resistant to deformation, capable of dispersing immense kinetic energy.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Most systems spend a lot of energy mechanically filtering out the harmful, long-lasting chemicals, but these researchers propose to use the kinetic energy of natural water flow to drive their system, along with their clever chemical harnessing of electrons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
And yet the total energy released in that event was about 1023 joules, or about a millionth of Earth’s rotational kinetic energy.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Kinetic energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinetic%20energy. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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