In solar cells, solar radiation boosts electrons to higher energy states, thereby releasing them from their atomic bonds as electricity begins to flow. Scientists have now developed a novel method to ...

Engineers have generated electrical current by tapping into the electron activity in individual algae cells. Photosynthesis excites electrons, which can then be turned into an electrical current using ...

We just got a bold new look at what happens when light interacts with electrons. When converting light into electricity, like in solar cells, much of the energy isn't converted into electricity. When ...

Bloom Energy, which makes the Bloom Box energy server, may have just found its business model mojo. The plan: Install Bloom Boxes at various locations and just charge customers for the power. Think of ...

Retail competitive electric markets have now been open for almost 20 years. Given the widespread technological innovation sweeping the electric power industry, it’s somewhat surprising that we have ...

A better understanding of how electrons convert energy into photons could lead to designing more efficient solar cells or better phototherapies for cancer. Researchers looking into the process have ...

A river erodes its course. In an electric circuit, does the wiring get eroded by the current, atoms, electrons etc? — Bill "It's a reasonable analogy to think of an electric current acting like a flow ...

Your 14-year-old kids have probably spent as much of their summer holidays on their phones or computers as they have at the beach or moaning about how bored they are. Yet when they learn about ...

The U.S. does not have a big enough power grid to accommodate rising energy demand — a fact that’s making electricity less ...