On a humid morning in Fukuoka, a coastal city in southern Japan, a new kind of power came online. Japan has launched Asia’s first osmotic power plant, which generates electricity by mixing fresh water ...

Experiments reveal that when slabs of salty ice are strained, electricity is generated, though practical uses are still a long way off.

Ice generates electricity as a response to stress when it bends. Experiments with pure and saline ice found that with enough ...

Now, a team of researchers from UNIST in South Korea has created a solar-powered device that can produce fresh water directly from seawater—without needing any outside electricity. The new technology ...

When a solid and a liquid come into contact, charged entities on both sides push one another apart. This phenomenon is known as charge separation, and it creates an electric double layer—a layer each ...

A new battery system removes toxic metals from wastewater and generates electricity in the process, offering a low-cost, power-positive alternative to conventional treatment. (Nanowerk Spotlight) ...

A new project that would use water to generate electricity could be coming to Sand Mountain in northeast Alabama. “It’s going to change everything,” said Shane Groves, a Jackson County resident. “The ...