Electricity

Measuring and removing unexpected ‘phantom’ levels of electricity from energy harvesting devices has been challenging – until now

A new material designed to harvest up to 400 times more energy from movement than currently possible has potential applications in biomedicine and geospatial monitoring

Using a miniscope to observe the brain in action, researchers find evidence that memory loss in Alzheimer’s may partly be a signalling problem

India is now officially 99 per cent electrified, but the country’s power supply remains high on the political agenda in the upcoming general election

Intervention by different governments in Australia’s National Electricity Market is becoming common, but without a coherent, national approach we risk reduced reliability, higher prices and missed targets

Electricity retailers have reported their plans to improve affordability - should re-regulation of the market be on the agenda?

Excitons are formed when light is absorbed by electrons within a molecule, and we’re just beginning to understand the role they could play in meeting the world’s future energy needs

Our researchers have crunched the numbers to check whether Australia really is running out of gas

A deregulated and competitive electricity retail market offers great deals to those who can actively engage, but penalises those who can’t - too often vulnerable consumers