If you built a potato-powered clock as a child, you know plants can generate electricity. But scientists are now developing sophisticated methods to harness this power on a much larger scale. The ...

Last month, PET ran an article entitled “Generating Electricity is a Snap.” It covered a collaborative research project led by the University at Buffalo and the Institute of Semiconductors (IoP) at ...

Researchers have discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads. By placing these beads close together and bringing them into contact, they generate more electricity than ...