Wave energy has long been seen as a promising source of clean electricity. The ocean is always moving, and that motion ...

Storing solar and wind energy to meet the increasing power needs of the electrical grid calls for devices that can deliver ...

Harvesting the sun’s energy has always been an exciting challenge. As technology races forward, scientists are finding new ways to both collect and store that energy more efficiently. A recent ...

Each year, billions of single-use plastic bottles end up in landfills or oceans. That waste problem keeps growing. Now, a new scientific breakthrough suggests those same bottles could help power your ...

Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire have developed a new solar-powered energy device to provide reliable electricity ...

If you take an object and set it out in the sun, it will begin to warm up. This is because it is absorbing energy from the sun's rays and converting that energy to heat. If you leave that object ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Lisa Stiffler on Nov 29 ...

Thermoelectric devices are devices that can convert heat into electrical energy. Researchers have now developed a thermoelectric device composed of organic materials that can generate electricity from ...

Heartbeats could one day help power something beyond hearts. A pacemaker is a device that helps regulate abnormal heart rates using electrical pulses. Leadless pacemakers, which are placed in the ...

An experimental leadless pacemaker is able to capture enough energy from the heart to partially power the device, according to results from a new proof-of-concept study. The prototype device harvested ...