Arroyo, now a postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his colleagues created itty-bitty lab ...

Colder weather is quickly approaching, which means it’s time for many folks to start cranking up the heat in their homes and ...

Up to 98 percent of the energy of an earthquake goes into flash heating rocks, not shaking the ground, new research shows. The finding could help yield better earthquake forecasts ...

More than a decade after West Union, Iowa, tapped geothermal energy, the town’s heating and cooling network is a “celebrity” ...

Kinetic energy has to do with the motion of an object—the faster it’s moving, the more kinetic energy it has. If you take a ...

DNA computers can use biological material to perform mathematical functions and store information, but their power sources have been fragile. Researchers now say they’ve developed a reliable source: ...

On a farm near Manchester, New Hampshire, I was recently treated to a gusher of dirty water, not exactly the sort of thing that most startups will show a reporter. But for Dig Energy, the mud is a ...

Scientists recreated earthquakes in the lab to uncover how quake energy is split between heat, shaking, and rock damage.

The Louvre, one of the greatest art museums in the world—home to the Mona Lisa—has an uneasy relationship with its neighbor, the River Seine. In 2016, the Louvre’s curators rushed to relocate ...

Penn State study of 18,000 U.S. homes shows heat pumps, thermostats, and efficient appliances can cut energy use and lower household costs.

Discover the innovative concept of ice source heat pumps (ISHP) as a potential solution for high-efficiency heating. This video delves into how these systems utilize actual ice or slushies to heat ...