Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. Without electricity, our modern lives would grind to a halt. Think about it—no phones, no lights, no ...

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Twelve-year-old Ahmed Abdelsalam created VERDA, a system that converts movement into electricity, earning a place among ...

A sweeping history of the electric light revolution and the birth of modern America. The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but more than any other invention, ...

An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air conditioners and other applications. An ...