Is it true that wireless electricity distribution is a thing? And can we expect to see it implemented widely in our lifetime?

Touch the back of a laptop and it often feels warm. This is because part of the energy used for computation and communication ...

Scientists in Finland transmitted electricity through air using sound waves, lasers, and radio frequencies, creating ...

Machine learning technique teaches power-generating kites to extract energy from turbulent airflows more effectively, ...

Kauai, one of the most remote islands of Hawaii, stands steady among the timeless crash of ocean waves. Electric waves, ...

The constant, energy-driven motion inside living cells may generate electricity in a way no one fully recognized before.

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Ice generates electricity as a ...

For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and ...

A new way of generating clean power could run your lights with rain. Hydropower typically relies on the movement of water to create electricity through mechanical energy, such as spinning turbines in ...

Human bodies are usually described as chemical engines, powered by glucose and oxygen. Yet a wave of new research suggests ...