(via Sabine Hossenfelder) Zero-point energy is one of the most intriguing phenomena of quantum mechanics. Because quantum particles are also waves, they must always have more than zero energy.

Researchers from Singapore have developed a clever way to turn raindrops into electricity – enough to power 12 LEDs for 20 seconds using nothing more than a small vertical tube and some carefully ...

Newspaper, glass and aluminum recycling has become commonplace for most households and businesses. Jefferson Lab physicists will soon begin their own version of reuse -- not with run-of-the-mill ...

The story “The Motion of Molecules Makes Electricity,” dated Oct. 23, 2023 (page 7), highlighted a recent paper published inAPL Materials by Luan et al. that purports to demonstrate the harvesting of ...

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory launched the Space Wireless Energy Laser Link—or SWELL—late Tuesday to demonstrate laser power beaming in space as part of a scheduled Defense Department Space Test ...

Labs globally, including EAST in China and JET in Oxfordshire, have made significant advancements in fusion research, breaking previous records. The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence ...

The film explains the conversion of mechanical energy and thermal energy using examples like a bouncing ball and gas molecules. It discusses the principles of kinetic and potential energy, the ...