Is there any way to capture and use energy from lightning?

These devices use a radioactive element to help sniff out smoke and alert you to a potential fire

It’s one of the most basic concepts in physics, governing the behaviour of everything from subatomic particles to galaxies

Techno-optimists have declared a nuclear renaissance

Carbon dioxide is a bit of a problem, what with changing the climate and all. But what if we had batteries that could not only trap this problematic gas, but also store renewable energy? That is exact

What happens when a beam of energy 100 times the power of the global electricity grid is concentrated onto a pinpoint?

With growing demand and dwindling resources, there’s only one direction fuel bills are going. But soon we could have power stations in our gardens