Joule (disambiguation)

The joule (symbol: J) is the SI derived unit of energy

Joule or joules may also refer to:

People

Places

Companies and organizations

  • Joule Assets, American provider of energy reduction market analysis, tools and financing
  • Joule Centre, an energy research centre based at the University of Manchester, England
  • Joule Inc., a subsidiary of the Canadian Medical Association
  • Joule Unlimited, formerly Joule Biotechnologies, producer of alternative energy technologies
  • Joules (clothing), a British casual clothes brand
  • JouleX, former software company
  • The Joule Hotel, Dallas, Texas, US

Science and technology

  • Joule (programming language)
  • Joule cycle, a thermodynamic cycle
  • Joule effect and Joule's law, several physical effects discovered by James Prescott Joule
  • Joule expansion, a particular thermodynamic process
  • Joule heating, process by which the passage of a current through a conductor releases heat
  • joule per mole (J/mol), an SI derived unit of energy per amount of material
  • joule-second (J∙s), a unit used to measure action or angular momentum
  • joule/second (J/s), another term for the Watt
  • Joule thief, a minimalist self-oscillating voltage booster

Other uses

  • Joule (Q84), submarine of the French Navy
  • Optimal Energy Joule, an electric car
  • Joule, a scientific journal covering energy technologies and energy policy

See also

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