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electrical field

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A quantity proportional to the force that would be exerted on an electrical charge if it were located at a given point. Electrical fields are usually associated with the presence of other electrical charges.

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electrical field

The electrical field created by the device’s magnetic technology is exponentially greater than anything a shark would encounter naturally, so they instinctively avoid it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

By adjusting this electrical field, the robots can change direction, follow complex paths, and even coordinate their movement in groups that resemble schools of fish.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026

"These liquid crystals… we can rotate them with an electrical field," explains Mr Eiden.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025

To get a sense of what this animal attraction might mean for a potential tick host in nature, Dr. England designed a computer model of the electrical field around a cow.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

The dees’ interior was to be free of any electrical field, which he thought would interfere with the magnetic field keeping the particles in their spiral.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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