A Moment of Science
Zap... zap... zap... No, Ben Franklin was not struck by lightning.
Scientists have developed flexible, transparent solar cells that can be applied to windows, electronic devices, and really any surface!
While solar panels typically have smooth surfaces, leaves have tiny wrinkles and folds that allow for maximum light absorption.
Geothermal is a green power source and doesn't add carbon to the atmosphere the way fossil fuels do.
Small, targeted electric shocks to the brain have been shown to sharpen cognitive faculties. Would you plug yourself in?
It may seem like virtually everything these days is wireless phones, computers, WiFi. Everything, that is, except maybe the most important thing: electricity.
No extra coal for the fire, no lights: maybe old Ebenezer Scrooge had it right -- environmentally speaking, at least.
Ocean waves pack so much power, in fact, that if we were able to harness all that wave energy, we'd have more than enough power to get rid of fossil fuels.
Things get out of hand when a rambunctious work elephant comes face to face with Thomas Edison's insatiable ambition.
Have you ever wondered why birds aren't electrocuted by the currents that flow through high-voltage power lines?
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