Power sources used in devices found in or around biological tissue must be flexible and nontoxic, while still powerful enough ...

Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! It sends out electrical pulses to find food. Meet an electric eel at the Houston Zoo! Although it is called an eel, it is actually a relative of the catfish.

Scientists at Penn State have developed a flexible, high-power hydrogel battery inspired by electric ...

Flexible, non-toxic hydrogel batteries could power soft, wearable and implantable electronics, according to a study.

When scientists attempt to transfer genetic material into an organism, they often use an electric field, a technique called "electroporation," that makes cell walls more permeable. This sophisticated ...

A recent email inquiring if an electric eel can kill a person jolted my memory and I recalled an encounter I wrote about several years ago. I was 11 years old, behind the scenes at the Fort Worth Zoo ...

SeaWorld’s Electric Eel coaster, which was shut down over a month ago due to an injury suffered by a rider, has reopened, the park confirmed Monday. Marketed as the park’s fastest, tallest coaster ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – The Akron Zoo said a difficult decision was recently made to humanely euthanize a 9-year-old electric eel. Last week, the zoo shared pictures on social media detailing the tedious ...

The face of an electric eel. The massive electric organ in this species is made up of platelets of modified muscle fibers connected in series along the body. Each electroplate generates only 0.1 volt, ...

A recent email inquiring if an electric eel can kill a person jolted my memory and I recalled an encounter I wrote about several years ago. I was 11 years old, behind the scenes at the Fort Worth Zoo ...