Researchers in the US have uncovered evidence suggesting that Thomas Edison may have accidentally ...

Mimicking Edison’s experimental setup, Eddy attached the light bulb to a 110-volt direct current electricity source. He allowed it to flow for 20 seconds, as bouts of heating longer than that can form ...

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Some things are easier to achieve if you're not alone. As researchers from the University of Rostock, Germany have shown, ...

Carbon fiber (CF) has attained somewhat of a near-mystical appeal in consumer marketing, with it being praised for being ...

An interdisciplinary study confirms, for the first time, the oceanographic pathways that transport floating macroalgae from ...

Organic semiconductors are thin, flexible, and extremely versatile materials that have revolutionized the world of consumer ...

For years, scientists noticed that magnetic fields could improve steel, but no one knew exactly why. New simulations reveal that magnetism changes how iron atoms behave, making it harder for carbon ...

The 'Carbon Queen,' Mildred Dresselhaus, advanced carbon research, leading to key insights in graphene discovery and the ...