A fter more than fifty years of uninterrupted fertility in invention, during which he has not only begotten but continuously fathered the electrical era, Thomas Alva Edison believes that we have only ...

The carbon filament used in Edison’s 1897 light bulb experiments generated the precise amount of heat needed to produce ...

A little-known fact: In the year 1900, electric cars outnumbered gas-powered ones on the American road. The lead-acid auto ...

A rechargeable battery based on technology pioneered by Thomas Edison may finally get its due. But while the famous inventor envisioned nickel-iron batteries powering the automobile industry over a ...

Scientists reinvent Edison's battery with faster charging and longer durability.

A team co-led by UCLA has revived an Edison-style nickel-iron battery that charges in seconds and survives 12,000 cycles, turning a century‑old curiosity into a serious option for long‑term energy ...

In contrast, the new battery is a more direct reimagination of Edison’s idea, in that it focuses on the battery itself as ...