A novel solar energy system is integrated with a compact thermoelectric generator to conduct electricity. It’s another stepping stone on the path to self-charging electronics. Researchers have ...

A new high-voltage generator concept is promising pulse energies on the scale of hundreds of lightning strikes, a claim that instantly vaults it into the realm of the most powerful electrical devices ...

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology are trying to harness the electricity-generating phenomenon (also called the triboelectric effect) displayed when someone walks across a carpet, touches ...