Events for “electricity”

Scientists discover diamonds can generate electricity

Diamond was thought to be incapable of producing electricity through mechanical deformation, but ultrathin flexible diamond membranes have now shown a strong and repeatable piezoelectric effect.

Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission publishes draft multi-year tariff regulations for next five-year period

The draft also features provisions aimed at ensuring that the benefits from operational efficiency and expenditure cuts are fully passed on to consumers

AI streamlines search for new ceramics that generate electricity

A tedious process of trial and error is normally required to discover ceramic materials that generate electricity under mechanical stress.

X busts 200,000-strong Chinese bot farm, including accounts making claims about AI data centers and electricity — suspect accounts posted claims about pricing a

X’s Global Government Affairs team posted on its account that it identified a 200,000-strong bot farm operating on the platform, with 200 of them posting information designed to influence public perception.

Kia EV Owner Adds $2 Of Electricity, Gets A Bill For $16,000

One charging session apparently stayed open for 15 months, turning a few dollars of electricity into a five-figure nightmare

How new cooling technologies could cut AC electricity demand

America's answer to hotter summers has overwhelmingly been more air conditioning, and engineers are now looking for ways to keep people cool without driving up electricity demand. Why it matters: The need for cooling is surging. The issue isn't just how to generate more electrici

Forecasts reveal effect of data centre rush on electricity grid

Canada should be ready to cut electricity, critical minerals, Ontario's premier says

Ford said "everything is on the table" if the dispute worsens, including cutting off electricity and critical minerals from Ontario.

With Sparks of Tomorrow, the Dreams Are in the Details

From the main characters' visions of an electricity-powered world to fantasies of a future awash in technicolor brilliance, the show is constantly pushing a dream of a brighter tomorrow.

Harnessing nuclear power for a clean-energy future

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02505-5 Generating electricity using fission has a chequered past. New approaches such as smaller reactors could transform the technology into a more nimble source of always-on, carbon-free power.

Trump tried to curb clean energy. It’s booming anyway.

Donald Trump is presiding over an unexpected clean energy boom, as rising electricity demand spurs investment in new capacity despite the US administration’s efforts to thwart a solar and wind rollout. Clean energy additions will rise by a record 45 gigawatts this year, according

Scientists identify design rules for the best thermoelectric materials

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used a theoretical framework to derive design rules for creating new thermoelectric materials. The efficiency of converting thermal energy to electricity is often determined by parameters that strongly depend on each other, maki

SpaceX starts in-house turbine blade manufacturing to boost gas-powered generator output for Elon's AI data centers — new manufacturing strategy cuts generator

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Tunisia swelters as power cuts disrupt water supplies

Near 50C temperatures are driving record electricity demand, disrupting water supplies and straining health services.

Nepal seeks to import power earlier from India after flood devastation, asks for approvals

While the Himalayan country usually imports electricity from India during the winter months, it has now asked that the required approvals for sending power be processed in September itself

Andhra Pradesh Energy Dept. gearing up to set up two new thermal power plants of 800-MW each

The ₹25,000-crore project, for which bids will be called soon, is aimed at meeting the twin objectives of catering to the State’s burgeoning demand for electricity and substituting them for the obsolete coal-based generation units

Data centers become "killer application" for new power transformer tech

Data centers have become the largest driver of a surging electricity demand that is straining US power grids. But the AI data center boom has also accelerated investment in a technology that could provide a silver lining for everyone—solid-state power transformers that replace in

She got an electric bill for $1,373. She's not alone

The price of electricity is soaring in the summer heat, when fans and air conditioners are working nonstop. In Tulsa, Okla., people are having their power cut when they can't pay their bills.

Household energy bills to hit three-year high as Ofgem announces 4% rise from October

A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £60 a year more, regulator Ofgem says.

Trump policies to double power sector carbon emissions by 2035, analysis finds

By 2035, U.S. consumers will spend up to $30 billion a year more on electricity, with household bills increasing by up to 25% in some parts of the country.

French village takes stock of tornado aftermath

Dozens of people were injured after a tornado ravaged a small village in southern France. According to local authorities in Pomas, two people are in critical condition. Over 1,400 homes are still without electricity on August 25.

The AI ‘new era’ illusion: why every boom looks different—but ends the same

The beginning of the 20th century, much like the beginning of the 21st, was an era of increasing optimism. The financial panics of 1873 and 1893 were in the past, new technologies like electricity and internal combustion were just gaining traction and Morganization was creating t

District-level Onam celebrations in Kannur from August 24

The celebrations will be formally inaugurated by Electricity Minister Sunny Joseph on August 24, 2026

Three women killed, several injured in road accident near Madnal village

Sources say that the accident occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle causing it to ram an electricity pole