AI data centers are demanding a more efficient power grid, not unlike what Thomas Edison championed nearly 150 years ago.

The carbon filament used in Edison’s 1897 light bulb experiments generated the precise amount of heat needed to produce graphene—a substance that is vital for quantum physics experimentation and ...

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 ...

A little-known fact: In the year 1900, electric cars outnumbered gas-powered ones on the American road. The lead-acid auto battery of the time, courtesy of Thomas Edison, was expensive and had a range ...

Demand for power is surging, thanks to AI. Can an idea from Thomas Edison help solve the problem?

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 ...

On Feb. 19, 1878, Thomas Edison patented the first gramophone.