A tiny generator a centimetre across and three millimetres high has produced more than a watt of electricity, enough to power a cellphone. The experimental device, created by researchers at the ...

November 18, 2008 A micron-scale generator that uses zinc oxide wires to produce alternating current could be woven into clothing to power wireless devices or implanted in the body to monitor vital ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have designed a miniscule wind turbines with a micro-generator that can be used to recharge mobile devices. Smitha Rao, a university research ...

A sugar-cube-sized electric generator that feeds on environmental vibrations has been developed. It could power swarms of wireless sensors or even medical implants, researchers claim. The new ...

For the first time, a micro-turbine device, generating electricity and heat simultaneously, was manufactured by a knowledge-based firm in the country. In the unveiling ceremony on Monday, ...

Archimedes screw turbines and generators have emerged as robust, low-head hydropower solutions that exploit the kinetic energy of low-volume water flows. By reversing the traditional Archimedes screw ...

On the occasion of the official liberalisation of EU electricity and gas markets on 1 July, a renewable-energy group has complained to the Commission and European Energy Regulators that a lack of ...