Electricity
Sciences & Technology
Why you don’t want ‘phantom energy’ on a spacecraft
Measuring and removing unexpected ‘phantom’ levels of electricity from energy harvesting devices has been challenging – until now
Sciences & Technology
Harvesting big energy from small movement
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
Health & Medicine
A window on memory loss in Alzheimer’s
Using a miniscope to observe the brain in action, researchers find evidence that memory loss in Alzheimer’s may partly be a signalling problem
Politics & Society
India’s electrifying election
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
Politics & Society
If all else fails, do the conventional thing
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
Politics & Society
Is re-regulation the solution to Australia’s electricity price shock?
Electricity retailers have reported their plans to improve affordability - should re-regulation of the market be on the agenda?
Sciences & Technology
The exciting future of light energy
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
Sciences & Technology
Is the Australian gas shortfall a myth?
Our researchers have crunched the numbers to check whether Australia really is running out of gas
Sciences & Technology
You snooze you lose in Victoria’s electricity market
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