As the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing pace, many innovators have sought to replace current battery technology with something better. Italian physicist ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is some truly shocking news: Scientists have discovered the secrets behind electric fish, using genetic studies that revealed how these exotic creatures developed an organ ...

New power sources bear a shocking resemblance to the electricity-making organs inside electric eels. These artificial electric eel organs are made up of water-based polymer mixes called hydrogels.

This is no ordinary electric organ, my friend. Swedish software engineer Linus Åkesson loves chiptune so much (don't we all?) that he felt the urge to convert this old-school instrument into an 8-bit ...

Discover how electric eels leap out of water, validating Humboldt's historical account and showcasing their defensive eel behavior. The behavior consists of an approach and leap out of the water ...

In 1799, the Italian scientist Alessandro Volta fashioned an arm-long stack of zinc and copper discs, separated by salt-soaked cardboard. This “voltaic pile” was the world’s first synthetic battery, ...

New artificial organs may have a familiar, slimy face to thank for their near-future tech: electric eels. In a study published today in Nature, researchers at University of Fribourg in Switzerland and ...

When scientists attempt to transfer genetic material into an organism, they often use an electric field, a technique called "electroporation," that makes cell walls more permeable. This sophisticated ...

For a few years, an electric organ was nestled between the dirty workbenches and tools of a Joplin machine shop. Owner Chris Greninger received the organ as a gift — the broken instrument was good ...

[Jon Ferwerda] managed to fry the analog electronics on an old electric organ while conducting some circuit bending experiments. It’s a loss, but he’s still left with some cool equipment to play with.