Physicists at Aalto University have reimagined a fundamental quantum process first discovered in 1932, making it possible to ...

Scientists have found a way to turn wasted heat into clean electricity more efficiently than ever before. Their new TPV ...

Scientists warn the private medical sector won’t see a boost after DOGE cuts public research funding and emphasizes an ‘imminent’ brain drain of scientists to China.

In a significant decision, the Federal Circuit reversed the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) finding that claims of U.S. Patent ...

Solar and wind together now represent nearly a quarter of electricity demand and nearly 10% of all energy consumption in the ...

For the most part, the electricity market in the U.S. is highly regulated, built on assumptions that were formed when ...

A former recruit of Huawei Technologies' "Genius Youth" programme joined his alma mater Nanjing University to pursue artificial intelligence (AI) research, in the latest example of talent flows ...

From a tiny electric jolt when touching a doorknob to styrofoam peanuts that cling to a mischievous cat's fur -- the well-known and seemingly simple phenomenon of static electricity has puzzled people ...

The overhaul of US science kicked off within hours of Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, when he signed dozens of executive ...

Static electricity affects everyday life in familiar ways—the shock from touching a doorknob, a balloon sticking to a child’s ...

According to Sobarzo’s and colleagues, this problem has been confounded by the diverse array of variables associated with a material’s contact electrification. These include its electronic properties, ...