An SCR topology transmogrifies into BJT two-wire precision current source with a self-resetting fault-current limiter.

Researchers found a way to harness the fundamental properties of triboelectrification, which most people think of it as static electricity, to capture energy. By using pressure to repeatedly force ...

Amazon.com has led an $81 million funding round for battery startup Blue Current, a deal that comes as the e-commerce giant is expanding its fleet of electric delivery vans. James Hamilton, a senior ...

Quantum metals are metals where quantum effects—behaviors that normally only matter at atomic scales—become powerful enough to control the metal's macroscopic electrical properties. Researchers in ...

A new study measured the correlation between the number of electrons in space and the sudden release of electrical charges from satellites. Reading time 2 minutes In 1994, two Canadian TV satellites ...

In physics, we have a bunch of constants that are used in models to explain how the world works. These are fixed numbers that we plug into equations along with our variables. For example, the ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Stephanie Ganz is a writer and recipe developer whose work has appeared in BUST, Bon Appétit, The Kitchn, ...

Imagine correcting your vision in under a minute – no lasers, blades or pain. Scientists have developed a novel, non-invasive technique that reshapes the cornea using only a mild electric current and ...

The harnessing of electricity has played a pivotal role in human history and has exponentially expedited our growth as a species. Since becoming a household commodity in the late 19th century, ...

As the story goes, the rock band AC/DC took its name from a label on an old sewing machine in the Young brothers’ home. It must have meant that the machine could run on either alternating-current or ...

An international team of scientists led by the University of Surrey has discovered that a form of safe, painless, and non-invasive brain stimulation could help people who are at risk of falling behind ...

James H. VanZwieten Jr. receives funding from the US National Science Foundation and US Department of Energy. Gabriel Alsenas receives funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science ...