Incredibly, for the first time, scientists have unraveled the mechanisms at play when rubbing a surface creates an electrical current, something that was first recorded in 600 BCE yet not fully ...

Static electricity is something we are all familiar with, and many of us have probably experienced as children rubbing a paperweight against something and making our hair stand on end. When two ...

When you rub a balloon on your hair to make it float and cling, you might not think of it as one of the deepest – and strangest – mysteries of science. When you reach out to open a door and your ...

Static electricity was first observed in 600 BC, but researchers have struggled to explain how it is caused by rubbing. With a better understanding of the mechanisms at play, researchers potentially ...

An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air conditioners and other applications. An ...

Scientists have finally figured out the core mechanism behind static electricity. First discovered in 600 B.C., the ...

Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity whilst in flight, that pollen grains from flowers can be pulled by static electricity across air gaps of several millimetres or centimetres.

Recently, a peculiar trend has swept through short video platforms—the "Electrostatic Color Challenge." Some netizens claim that when two people who are mutually infatuated come into contact, the ...

Time is money for Citizen Watch Co. amid slumping sales during the coronavirus pandemic, so it's looking to harness a new power source to jump-start sales: static electricity. The company's ...