This development amplifies the appeal of installing solar panels. Scientists make incredible breakthrough that could ...

An international study, involving researchers from the University of Tartu Institute of Chemistry, was recently published in ...

The engine is capable of producing hundreds of milliwatts per square meter, and scientists are already working on practical ...

A new floating droplet electricity generator is redefining how rain can be harvested as a clean power source by using water ...

When a solid and a liquid come into contact, charged entities on both sides push one another apart. This phenomenon is known as charge separation, and it creates an electric double layer—a layer each ...

A new study finds electric vehicles erase their early emissions fast and stay far cleaner than gas cars over their lifetimes.

Scientists have found a way to make hydrogen peroxide from vibration instead of electricity or light, using motion and water to create a clean oxidant. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Hydrogen peroxide is one of ...

Zaps of static electricity are commonplace in everyday life. But can static electricity give enough of a jolt to start a fire? Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and ...

Over the millennia, the phenomenon known as electricity has meant different things to different people. In ancient societies, electricity—or more specifically lightning—was inspiration for some of the ...