Joule (disambiguation)
# Joule (disambiguation)

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

Joule or joules may also refer to:

## People

* Joule (surname)
* James Prescott Joule (1818–1889), English physicist and namesake of the term joule

## Places

* 12759 Joule, an asteroid
* Joule (crater), on the Moon

## 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 (journal), a scientific journal published by Cell Press
