electromagnetic
adjective
elec·tro·mag·net·ic
i-ˌlek-trō-mag-ˈne-tik 
: of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism
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Craig Adair, vice president of development at Open Road Renewables, which has pursued renewable energy projects in several states, has fielded a range of concerns over the years — from how soil could be contaminated to the possibility of electromagnetic fields causing cancer.
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
The breakthrough builds on L3Harris’ Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations (DiSCO) architecture, which acts as a central battle management system for electromagnetic operations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
Attached to the back of each mirror are about 700 tiny magnets that are pushed and pulled by electromagnetic coils to enable the mirrors to change their shape thousands of times per second to remove the atmospheric jitter.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Moonshot, which emerged from stealth mode in December with $12 million in fundraising, is developing a high-power electromagnetic launcher system to propel payloads and enable cargo deliveries into space at hypersonic speed using electricity rather than chemical fuels, The Times of Israel reports.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
The breakthrough builds on L3Harris’ Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations (DiSCO) architecture, which acts as a central battle management system for electromagnetic operations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
Attached to the back of each mirror are about 700 tiny magnets that are pushed and pulled by electromagnetic coils to enable the mirrors to change their shape thousands of times per second to remove the atmospheric jitter.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Moonshot, which emerged from stealth mode in December with $12 million in fundraising, is developing a high-power electromagnetic launcher system to propel payloads and enable cargo deliveries into space at hypersonic speed using electricity rather than chemical fuels, The Times of Israel reports.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Electromagnetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electromagnetic. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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electromagnetic
adjective
elec·tro·mag·net·ic
i-ˌlek-trō-mag-ˈnet-ik
: of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism
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electromagnetic
adjective
elec·tro·mag·net·ic
-mag-ˈnet-ik
: of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism
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