Nikola Tesla once dreamed of being able to harness electricity from the air. Now, research being conducted at Brazil’s University of Campinas (UC) is indicating that such a scenario may indeed ...

The notion of harnessing the power of electricity ... His research group already is testing metals to identify those with the greatest potential for use in capturing atmospheric electricity ...

BOSTON, Aug. 25, 2010 — Imagine devices that capture electricity from the air ― much like solar cells capture sunlight ― and using them to light a house or recharge an electric car. Imagine ...

Akin to a solar panel, a hygroelectrical panel on a roof would capture atmospheric electricity that could then be transferred for a building's energy use, according to the University of Capinas team.

Harnessing Tame Tornadoes to Make Electricity Save. Save ... in the atmosphere offers the possibility of harnessing solar energy without having to use solar collectors. "The Atmospheric Vortex ...

For every gardener who swears by electroculture — harnessing atmospheric electricity to help plants grow — it seems there’s another ready to debunk it.

Tornadoes generally evoke the destructive force of nature at its most awesome. However, what if all that power could be harnessed to produce cheaper and more efficient electricity? This is just ...

Get ready to explore the next frontier in renewable energy! In this video, watch as an atmosphere-powered battery is built from scratch, using natural atmospheric elements to generate power. This ...

Every cloud has a silver lining: wet weather could soon be harnessed as a power source, if a team of chemists in Brazil is to be believed. In 1840, workers in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK ...

Researchers have built devices that harness changes in atmospheric humidity to generate small amounts of electricity, lift tiny weights, and even power a toy car. In the grand scheme of things, that ...