The top-hatted “drinking bird,” once a fixture in science classrooms for demonstrating the basics of thermodynamics, is making a surprising comeback — as the inspiration for a new clean-energy ...

Scientists in Hong Kong and China have proposed a creative way to generate renewable energy —using a classic "drinking bird" figurine that may feel like a throwback to high school physics class. They ...

A few months ago I was determined to de-clutter my half of the office, an operation requiring a dedicated corps of laborers with shovels. There are lost civilizations under there. As I continued the ...

How a “drinking bird” engine converts evaporation energy into kinetic motion. How to use a triboelectric nanogenerator to convert kinetic motion into electricity. How to generate over 100 V through ...

David Jonsson as Andy in "Alien: Romulus." It's a dual-bulbed glass bird on a fulcrum, which uses thermodynamics to dip its beak into a glass of water repeatedly. Plus, they usually have a fancy ...

Inspired by the classic drinking bird toy, scientists in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China have developed an engine that efficiently converts energy from water evaporation into electricity to power small ...