Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

Researchers have discovered that the electrical fields and activity that exist through a cell's membrane also exist within and around another type of cellular structure called biological condensates.

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It took just a 9-volt battery and a little brain zapping to turn science writer Sally Adee into a stone-cold sharpshooter. She had flown out to California to test an experimental DARPA technology that ...

The Bio-Info-Nano Research and Development Institute (BIN-RDI) of the University of California, Santa Cruz, held the first of a series of workshops on the future of local electric microgrids on June 5 ...

Diversifying our energy sources is a key part of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, and one intriguing possibility is to tap into electricity-producing bacteria. Engineers at Binghamton University ...

Electric vehicles also have zero emissions, use renewable energy and are “much, much friendlier” to the environment. And while many are available for purchase now, Fagan said the country has yet to ...

Tiny skyscraper-like electrodes have been developed by researchers to enhance cyanobacteria’s energy conversion from sunlight and generate enough electricity to power a small device. Photosynthetic ...

Electric fish exhibit a unique evolutionary adaptation that enables them to generate and perceive electric fields, providing a compelling model for exploring sensory ecology, neurobiology, and ...

Solar electricity will have to compete with biofuels in the urban mobility landscape. Biofuels, however, have a very low energy productivity per hectare, as well as high requirements for fertilizers, ...