As many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty. That may be more than face food insecurity.

Experts offer advice for keeping your home cooler despite summer heat. Their tips cover windows, fans, kitchens, and gardens.

Researchers have experimentally demonstrated dynamic shell formation for the first time. It may help achieve the goal of a fusion power plant.

A fuel cell under the skin that converts blood sugar into electrical energy may sound like science fiction. Could it one day treat diabetes?

Boosting metabolism using light-powered mitochondria extends roundworms' lives up to 40%, according to new research.

A new boot-like robotic exoskeleton that increases walking speed and reduces effort has made its untethered debut outside the lab and into the real world.

Two new papers offer evidence that linking the two giant power grids in the US would offer benefits.

A new liquid metal can turn motion into energy, even when completely submerged in water.

Fluorine, a relatively abundant and light element, may be a good substitute for lithium without changing how long batteries last much.

A new method can convert 65-cent red bricks from Home Depot into a supercapacitor that can store electricity, researchers report.