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Pennsylvania residents may get sticker shock when they see their electric bills this summer. Aging infrastructure, extreme weather, transmission bottlenecks and increased demand are sending electricity rates soaring.

Physicists studied nitrogen-9, an unusually high proton-to-neutron-ratio isotope, to check if it exists. Using a sophisticated setup, they bombarded an energised beam of oxygen-13 atoms at a target composed of beryllium-9 atoms. The team studied the collision debris, produced by fragmentation reactions, using a high-resolution array comprising 14 detectors. Using…

For the first time, scientists have managed to get more energy out of the fusion process than they put in

American scientists have announced what they have called a major breakthrough in a long-elusive goal of creating energy from nuclear fusion.

The transition to electric vehicles is underway for homeowners who can power up in their own garage, but for millions of renters, access to charging remains a significant barrier.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday it would distribute more than $3.1 billion in matching grants for electric vehicle battery manufacturing and processing.

Power outages from severe weather have roughly doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms

MIAMI — There’s nothing worse than running low on gas while you’re stuck in traffic, except maybe your electric vehicle running out of power during a road trip.