The water trickled, and the lights blinked on. In a new study, researchers in Singapore describe a way to turn falling water into electricity using nothing more than droplets, a narrow plastic tube, ...

Generating electricity from water typically requires large hydroelectric turbines to be efficient. However, a new team of researchers has recently discovered a way to utilize even ordinary amounts of ...

Water flowing through a thin, polymer-coated tube in short bursts, or plugs, as demonstrated in these illustrations and images, can produce electricity. When two materials come into contact, charged ...

Every day, vast quantities of rain fall across the planet. Until now, all that energy has simply gone to waste. But scientists may have found a clever new way to tap into this overlooked natural ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Record-breaking rain has caused flooding and tree damage this week in the Pacific Northwest, but it’s also helping bring the Pacific Northwest’s waterfalls to life. Portland ...