The Japanese city of Fukuoka is the second in the world to harness the power of osmosis to generate electricity for ...

This process is called osmosis; it dilutes the sugar-water inside the cells. But all the water coming in raises the pressure inside the cells so that eventually, the cell walls burst.

Inspired by our body’s own cells, forward osmosis technology can clean the world’s most toxic waters.

Japan recently opened its first power plant to run on osmotic power, which uses the natural process of osmosis to produce electricity. The first operational osmotic power plant opened in Denmark a ...

George tries to make electricity using dialysis tubing, toilet parts, and a baby turbine.

Osmosis could prevent noise-induced hearing loss Loud blasts, such as those from roadside bombs, can cause damaging fluid buildup in inner ear, according to study in mice ...