
Some cool energy of magnetic Work:
Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy

Image by PNNL – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
EMSL Director Allison Campbell gives Energy Secretary Steven Chu a tour of EMSL’s nuclear magnetic resonance laboratory during his visit to EMSL and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on Aug. 10, 2009.
Press release: www.pnl.gov/news/release.asp?id=390
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Question by : Is it possible to convert light energy to magnetic energy?
Since, from what i understand, light, electricity and magnetism are different manifestations of the same thing, so can light energy be converted to magnetic energy? Without first converting it to electricity. Or is this considered the same as asking to convert ice to steam without converting it to water?
Thanks, just curious.
Best answer:
Answer by Oli
Electricity and magnetism are more closely related than either is to light. One is a direct consequence of the other (and vice versa) between E and M, while converting light to electricity is a complicated process requiring special materials that still make it cost prohibitive for widespread home application. Magnetism appears even more removed from light energy than is electricity.
I would imagine that someday technology may find a way to taunt us with magnets from light, if a useful application can be found for the process.
What do you think? Answer below!
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