This familiar phenomenon has puzzled researchers for centuries, but experiments are finally making sense of its unruly ...

Researchers have unveiled an “evapolectric” device that pulls energy from the evaporation of water, producing significantly more electrical power than previous moisture-based energy technologies. The ...

Rub a balloon on your hair and the balloon typically picks up a negative electric charge, while your hair goes positive. But a new study shows that the charge an object picks up can depend on its ...

In a potentially revolutionary development for renewable energy, a team of physicists has successfully demonstrated the generation of electricity using the Earth’s rotational energy. This breakthrough ...

Those who managed to stay awake in science class may recall learning about piezoelectricity, where materials like quartz generate electricity when put under pressure. This is because the crystals that ...

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In a remarkable leap for quantum physics, researchers in Japan have uncovered how weak magnetic fields can reverse tiny electrical currents in kagome metals—quantum materials with a woven atomic ...

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When the wind blows on Mars, electricity crackles through the air. For the first time, scientists have detected electricity in the Red Planet’s atmosphere. A microphone on NASA’s Perseverance rover ...

From cancer care to portable food safety testing and climate-resilient crops, the IAEA demonstrated how nuclear technology is transforming lives well beyond the energy sector at last month’s Beyond ...