transformer
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In Davis, Calif., the transformer on my block repeatedly blew up during heat waves, leaving us sweltering, sometimes for days at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The new transformer could become a “meaningful” source of revenue for the company in 2028, Nir said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Noam Shazeer, the Character.AI co-founder and co-author of the famous 2017 transformer paper that led to the current AI revolution, recently left for OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The heat caused the first major power outage in the country, with around 68,000 homes left without power in the north-western Finistère region on Tuesday evening due to a problem with a transformer, authorities said.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Lately I was hypersensitive to touch and even someone else combing my hair or scratching my back felt like a transformer blowing up under my skin.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Thomas Murphy, vice president for Power & Construction Group, an electrical-infrastructure contractor near Rochester, N.Y., said prices for transformers are up about 70% in the past five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Anything to do with the electricity network – the power lines, the interconnectors and transformers – they all struggle to keep themselves cool enough," explains Iain Staffell at Imperial College London.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
China already dominates the global market, as Cohen writes, in “wind turbines, high-voltage cables, transformers, solar panels, batteries, software to manage energy flows and more.”
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
TensorWave plans to use the fresh round of capital to scale up its operations by adding more data centers and buying generators, chillers, critical power-supply gear, transformers and other equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
“We can’t see the chicks, we can’t follow the falcon—” “There are some transformers up the valley, where our falcon went,” said Molly.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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Physical Science - Energy - Middle School
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