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Tesla speculated electricity from thin air was was possible – now the question is whether it will be possible to harness it on the scale needed to power our homes

The currently used modern solar panel has been around for over 70 years, however, their basic design has been the same all this while. Nevertheless, solar panels' efficiency has significantly improved over the years. With...

Engineers at the University of Queensland say technology could be used to power small devices, such as a phone, within two years

These days, the best silicon solar cells are creeping towards 27 per cent efficiency. That seems pretty low, but don't diss the efforts of chemists and physicists — these tiny gains are a big deal.

In a new study from researchers at Arizona State University, scientists have documented that a particular protein known as alphaVbeta3 has the ability to conduct electricity...

Graphene is the world's strongest material, but that's not all it can do. The wonder material can also be used as a filter that removes salts from seawater so it's safe to drink. While scientists have eyed graphene-oxide...

IBM researchers in Switzerland have created an artificial neuron that behaves just like the real thing. For the first time in history, artificial phase-change neurons have been grouped together (in a population of 500 synthesized...

Though over 748 million people around the world don't have access to clean drinking water, water filters aren't as widely used as they could be due to prohibitive costs...

Hydrogen fuel cells may have just taken a giant leap forward. Indiana University scientists just announced they've managed to create a highly efficient biomaterial that takes in protons and "spits out" hydrogen gas. Called...

A team from Rice University has created a single-molecule, submersible machine that could one day be used to target medications toward specific parts of the body...

The processes used to extract and utilize metals are typically highly energy intensive, with ores extracted through mines using smelting, or with recycled scraped melted down to be recast...

Japanese designer Kosho Ueshima of The Industrial Design Studio created Misoka, the nanotechnological toothbrush that can clean teeth without the use of toothpaste...

Plants capture sunlight and turn it into starch. Scientists are now adapting the photosynthetic process to improve the way we harness solar energy

Get yourself ready for the ride of a lifetime, because Japanese construction company Obayashi has announced plans to build a fully-functioning space elevator by 2050...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have made a breakthrough that could lead to cheaper and more flexible solar cells that could be used by millions of people around the world...