This experiment explores how fast electricity really travels and whether a human could ever beat it. A thrilling look at physics in action!

With a clever design, researchers have solved eddy-current damping in macroscopic levitating systems, paving the way for a ...

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Abstract: The unique gate failure mode of SiC MOSFETs is often identified but has not been fully understood yet. In this letter, post-failure cell inspections demonstrate that its main cause is the ...

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: ...

A research team in Kiel has demonstrated a previously unknown effect in graphene—a single layer of carbon atoms whose ...

SINGAPORE – Households will pay more for electricity and gas from October to December due to higher energy costs. Electricity tariffs for homes will increase by 0.08 cent per kilowatt-hour (kWh), ...

Tens of thousands of Mainers are about to find out if they can get help paying for electricity. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is sending letters to more than 67,000 Maine ...

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has launched a focused market inquiry into the implementation and impact of fixed electricity charges. The regulator will investigate the impact ...

President Trump has signed orders to keep ageing coal plants online, despite utilities warning of high operating costs. Energy experts argue that the Department of Energy’s blackout risk report ...

In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Jason Riley and Dan Henninger. Photo: I-Images/Zuma Press The global race for artificial intelligence and the inability of the ...