The University of Rochester (URochester)’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is a research center funded by the U.S.

Over the millennia, the phenomenon known as electricity has meant different things to different people. In ancient societies, electricity—or more specifically lightning—was inspiration for some of the ...

Are you ready to be part of the next wave of energy innovators? The nuclear energy science certificate at the University of Wyoming offers a unique opportunity to dive deep into one of the most ...

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It took just a 9-volt battery and a little brain zapping to turn science writer Sally Adee into a stone-cold sharpshooter. She had flown out to California to test an experimental DARPA technology that ...

Inspired by the classic drinking bird toy, scientists have developed an engine that efficiently converts energy from water evaporation into electricity to power small electronics. The device produces ...

Japan has switched on its first osmotic power plant in Fukuoka, generating electricity by mixing desalination brine with ...

Engineers at the University of Delaware have uncovered a way to bridge magnetism and electricity through magnons—tiny waves that carry information without electrical current. These magnetic waves can ...

Batteries provide energy to electronic devices. Your body generates and uses energy. Ergo, you’re basically a battery. As you run, walk, or even breathe, your body is moving. A system fine-tuned ...