This site offers comprehensive information on the research being conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Plasma Science and Fusion Center. Information includes the levitated dipole experiment, the Alcator...

Remember the silent caterpillar drive from the movie The Hunt for Red October? The caterpillar drive was a fictional magnetohydrodynamic propulsion system. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) propulsion is a means of using...

This item is a simple interactive simulation that depicts voltage amplitude in a simple direct current generator. By using the mouse to change the frequency of the current, the user can see the direct relationship...

This item is a comprehensive beginning tutorial on generators and motors. Fully illustrated, it explains how current flows through a conductor and how motors change electric energy into mechanical energy. The author...

This interactive tutorial offers explanations of magnetic inductance, Faraday's experiments, and Lenz's Law. Several simulations illustrate the principles of magnetic fields, Faraday's Law, self-inductance effects, and...