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Koinuma, Hideomi Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Tokyo University, National Institute for Materials Science, Tokyo, Japan.
Tsubouchi, Kenta Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Itaka, Kenji North Japan Research Institute for Sustainable Energy, Hirosaki University, Aomori, Japan.
Stambouli, Amine B. Department of Electronics, University of Science and Technology of Oran, El Mnaouar, Algeria.
Last reviewed:2013
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB133088
Energy is the driving force of life, usually accompanying conversion from one form to another, including heat, light, mechanical, electric, and chemical energy as well as changes in mass. Without energy flow, no living things can survive. Throughout human history, energy use (and the rate of consumption) and the advancement of civilization have increased simultaneously.
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