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Researchers find a way to overcome conventional thermodynamic limits when converting waste heat into electricity.

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We walk here, we walk there, we walk everywhere. Maybe you’re headed to work or to lunch in a busy city. You’re expending energy, and the exercise is good for you. But what if, on top of that, we ...

MIT scientists have unraveled the hidden energy balance of earthquakes by recreating them in the lab. Their findings show that while only a sliver of energy goes into the shaking we feel on the ...

When a corpse flower bloomed on campus, atmospheric scientists got to work. What they discovered provides new evidence about the unique pollination strategies of a very unusual flower.

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Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic announced it is currently testing a new energy management system (EMS) that helps increase residential PV self-consumption by combining solar energy ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man accused of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to destroy an energy facility in Nashville has pleaded guilty. The DOJ reports that 24-year-old Skyler ...