14-10-17 Researchers from Columbia Engineering and the Georgia Institute of Technology report today that they have made the first experimental observation of piezoelectricity and the piezotronic effect in an atomically thin material, molybdenum disulfide (Mo...

12-05-15 Imagine charging your phone as you walk, thanks to a paper-thin generator embedded in the sole（鞋底） of your shoe. This futuristic scenario is now a little closer to reality. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley Nation...

11-09-03 美国能源部爱达荷国家实验室的科学家研制出一种手提箱大小的核电站，能够在火星、月球或者任何外太空基地发电，发电量为40千瓦，。美国宇航局已考虑将这种微型核电站用于氧气或氢气发生器的电力支持，另外也可用于有人或无人电子侦察设备的电力供应。 Humans might not...