On December 7, 1877, Thomas Edison walked into the offices of Scientific American in New York City and placed a metal device on a desk. With a turn of a crank, Edison astonished the dozen or so ...

B.C.-based Edison Motors says it has received approval from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to manufacture its Class 8 diesel-electric hybrid trucks in Canada. The approval allows the ...

Judge says Edison's statements were too vague to rely on No proof Edison claimed perfection Lawyers for shareholders not available for comment March 9 (Reuters) - The parent company of Southern ...

Southern California Edison had said its electrical equipment most likely caused the blaze, which destroyed much of Altadena, a Los Angeles suburb. By Ivan Penn A half-dozen senior executives at ...

The famed inventor's nickel-iron idea isn't suited for EVs, but it could help solar farms and data centers. By Andrew Paul Published Feb 11, 2026 12:05 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) ...

Southern California Edison said its equipment most likely started the Eaton fire but asserted that government agencies and other businesses shared liability for the devastation. By Ivan Penn and Jill ...

A startup building artificial intelligence software to speed up and automate scientific research has raised $70 million in a new funding round, the latest sign of investor enthusiasm for using AI in ...

Con Edison has agreed to sharply scale back proposed rate hikes for electric and gas customers in New York City and Westchester County. Under a new three-year agreement, a previously proposed 11.4% ...

The boys at Edison Motors have something special going on. Not only have they built multiple diesel-electric, series-hybrid semi trucks, but now, they have a pair of pickups as well. These rigs—a ...

Discover the real-world inspiration behind Minecraft's jukebox! Learn how the Edison phonograph, with its diamond needles, influenced this iconic game feature. Coffee found to have startling effect on ...

California regulators are expected to approve a 10% Edison rate hike starting Oct. 1, adding $17 monthly to average residential bills. Scores of angry customers have written to the California Public ...

It took a lot of people to create the light bulb. But a process of mythmaking has flattened one man and elevated him to legendary status. The following is an excerpt from The Genius Myth: A Curious ...