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Electricity in Homes

Electricity in Homes

By: Emerson Rodas Bermudez, Journalist
Electricity has transformed modern life. Long ago, people relied on candles, torches, or natural light — but today homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses use electricity for lighting, heating, appliances, communication, and much more. I explore what solutions exist today for home utilities, why some older approaches failed, what experts say are the biggest risks, and which design features work best — arguing that by improving wiring design, we can make utilities safer, more reliable, and possibly cheaper.
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brown electric post on brown grass field during daytime

Utility poles: what they are and how they work

By: Lucas Montes, Journalist
Utility poles. You've likely seen them on a walk or while you're playing outside, and you may have thought to yourself, "Where does that pole get electricity from?" Or, "How does that thing work?" I will be covering that today, and our journey starts at a power plant. Power lines power everything we know, just to name a few: light poles, our homes, and buildings near us.
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Courtesy of Ashutosh Vashishtha

Electricity Generating Table

By: Meg Lagera, Journalist
In many places such as India and Africa, a simple daily necessity, electricity, is lacked of. Ashutosh Vashishta has created a table that can quickly generate electricity to solve this extreme issue. With this table, he want to help the 23 million homes in India without access to electricity and the rest of the world that lacks of this bare minimum to be able to have the electricity to study and finish their work into the night.
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