Electric power production from coal is on a steep rise in major developing countries, including China, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and Vietnam, albeit declining in developed countries such as the ...

Science is becoming closer emulating the fiction of a popular Avatar movie, by deciphering plants’ electrical signals to devise new holistic environmental biosensors. Science is becoming closer ...

After an electrician dies in an arc flash, the investigation reveals that negligence on the part of management is to blame When an electrician at a Cleveland industrial plant got the call to rectify a ...

Constructing a power plant is no small task. Due to the scope of the job, many projects experience schedule delays and cost overruns. However, with the right tools and teamwork, similar jobs can ...

Stuart Thompson has received funding from MAFF and the Nuffield Foundation. Plants power life on Earth. They are the original food source supplying energy to almost all living organisms and the basis ...

What happens inside the carnivorous plant Venus Flytrap when it catches an insect? New technology has led to discoveries about the electrical signalling that causes the trap to snap shut.

Internal communications in plants share striking similarities with those in animals, new research reveals. With the help of tiny insects, scientists were able to tap into this communication system.

Electrical signalling plays a pivotal role in how plants perceive and respond to their environment. Rapid electrical impulses, including action potentials (APs) and slower variation potentials (VPs), ...

Holtec International has announced a new power plant design which combines the benefits of nuclear with those of solar. The Combined Nuclear/Solar Plant features the company's SMR-300 small modular ...