An international team has discovered a simple and environmentally friendly way to power the next generation of self-charging electronics. The work is published in Nano Energy.

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In January, a team led by Jim Schuck, professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering, developed a method for ...

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More than 200 years ago, physicist Thomas Young amazed the scientific world when he showed that light behaves like both a ...

Scientists developed a 20-minute gut bleeding test using bacteria in magnetic gel capsules. The capsules glow upon ...

A mind-bogglingly small new motor can fit inside a strand of hair. Its cell-sized gears are powered by light and could be used as pumps inside the human body. Researchers at the University of ...

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You might have noticed that some gas stations occasionally offer specials on unleaded 88 octane gas—also known as E15—which contains 15 percent ethanol. Ethanol is an alcohol that’s derived from corn.