Water droplets falling through a tube have generated enough electricity to power 12 LED lights. Such an approach could one day be used in roof-based systems to harvest lots of clean power from rain.

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 ...

As artificial intelligence, smart homes, and wearable devices become part of everyday life, the demand for steady, reliable power keeps rising. Solar and wind energy are important solutions, but they ...

A new data center in Abilene has raised local concerns about water and electricity usage. The Abilene campus is projected to have the capacity to power hundreds of thousands of homes. OpenAI CEO Sam ...

James H. VanZwieten Jr. receives funding from the US National Science Foundation and US Department of Energy. Gabriel Alsenas receives funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science ...