Sometimes, in order to go big, you first have to go small. That's what researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have done with their latest innovation in energy ...

Many of the devices that make modern life convenient and efficient rely on rechargeable batteries. Lithium-ion batteries, one ...

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In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

Bipedal robots have found navigating uneven terrain a steep challenge but a new hardware upgrade means they can detect their environment and respond quicker than ever before.

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body on Friday condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in eastern Congo and ordered a team of experts to examine rights violations in ...

A beating pig heart on Jan. 21, 2025, at the University of Minnesota's Visible Heart Lab in Minneapolis. At the U's heart lab, millions of dollars of tubing and wires and technology work to keep a ...

Any situation where there's a temperature difference between something warm and something cool can power this film. Researchers make game-changing breakthrough with devices powered by body heat: ...

If you had asked me a few years ago what I considered to be the weakness of modern smartphones compared to older phones, I'd have said the battery. When you look at phones from before modern ...

Nick Zetta, who runs Basically Homeless YouTube channel, turned himself into a battery using thermoelectric generators.