With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In Southern California, one such ...

Robert Fortunato's Green Idea House is one of the first net-zero energy case study houses built for less cost than standard construction.

Combining ice with salt makes the electrical charge exponentially stronger. It could be a useful power source for a more sustainable future.

DNA computers can use biological material to perform mathematical functions and store information, but their power sources have been fragile. Researchers now say they’ve developed a reliable source: ...

An international research team led by the University of Bayreuth has discovered a metal that combines electrical conductivity ...

Scientists have discovered that ordinary ice is a flexoelectric material, capable of generating electricity when bent or ...

Trinity College Dublin scientists showed that electrical stimulation reprograms macrophages to reduce inflammation and boost healing. This breakthrough could lead to broad therapeutic uses.

Those who managed to stay awake in science class may recall learning about piezoelectricity, where materials like quartz generate electricity when put under pressure. This is because the crystals that ...

Energia has announced a price increase of up to 12.1% for its electricity that will add more than €200 onto the annual bills of many customers. The energy provider, which has 292,000 customers in the ...

The United States faces an energy crunch of historic proportions. After nearly 20 years of flat demand, electricity use is now growing at its fastest rate since World War II. The U.S. economy ...

Christian Olaniran is a digital producer for CBS Baltimore, where he writes stories on diverse topics including politics, arts and culture. With a passion for storytelling and content creation, he ...

The lights are off, the house is quiet and nothing seems to be running. But electricity is silently flowing through the plugs in your home. This hidden drain is known as phantom energy. Also called ...