Most of us have probably used a 9-volt battery. They power small household items such as clocks, smoke detectors, and toys. Now think about what you could power with 860 volts. It’s 95 times the ...

The light bulbs flicker when aquarium staffers feed the fish, and that prompts visitors to take pictures. A representative of ...

As the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing pace, many innovators have sought to replace current battery technology with something better. Italian physicist ...

An electric eel is being used to light up a Christmas tree at a Japanese aquarium.Not even a blackout could put a damper on festivities at one Japanese aquarium where an electric eel is being used to ...

As the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing pace, many innovators have sought to replace current battery technology with something better. The first materials ...

A recent study has found that the electricity produced by an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to cause the transfer of genetic material from the environment into the cells of nearby animals.

Sparky the eel is helping a Utah aquarium power one of its Christmas trees Dec. 5, 2012— -- Forget lighting a Christmas tree the traditional way, with strings of lights plugged into the wall. The ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

In the next-gen Electric Eel, Ampaire says it plans to run a parallel-series layout, in which a combined hybrid engine system will power the rear prop, and also send power to the nose prop's electric ...

The electric eel lives in the fresh waters of the Amazon Basin It can give an electrical discharge capable of killing a horse This eel can locate fish by means of radar then captures its prey by ...