Flexoelectricity, which can transform mechanical deformation into electrical signals, could provide enough power to fire ...

Researchers have introduced a contactless electricity generation method using only practical compressed air and ...

James Gibert, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Hongcheng Tao, postdoctoral researcher, observe their test apparatus as it generates an electric charge by rubbing two surfaces ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

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 ...

When architects design a commercial building, they usually turn the design over to a specialized consulting firm to plan the heating and air conditioning, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.