DENVER — Static electricity is a touchy subject. Touch or rub two materials together, and they can exchange electric charge. But the details behind the phenomenon of static electricity are poorly ...

This familiar phenomenon has puzzled researchers for centuries, but experiments are finally making sense of its unruly ...

It’s the basis of some of the best-known classroom demonstrations: a phenomenon that literally makes your hair stand on end. Static electricity — or contact electrification or triboelectricity, to use ...

Static electricity may seem simple. Students often learn that rubbing a balloon against their hair will cause negatively charged electrons to jump from the strands to the rubber. Because the different ...

Mars may look like a quiet, dusty world, but it’s actually buzzing with hidden electrical activity. Powerful dust storms and ...

Levitating matter with sound: A close-up photo of the experimental setup shows an acoustically levitated particle of silica. (Courtesy: Thomas Zauner/ISTA) If you’ve ever felt a shock after rubbing ...

You might have heard of electrets being used in microphones, but do you know what they are? Electrets produce a semi-permanent static electric field, similar to how a magnet produces a magnetic field.

When microscopic particles of sand, ash, or dust collide in the air, they often exchange a tiny electrical charge. This tiny spark of static electricity can sometimes drive massive natural phenomena, ...

There are a few ways in which you can generate electricity in Pokémon Pokopia, some of which rely on the many Pokémon you'll befriend, while others rely on your own hard-work and engineering skills.

Where Americans live can make a striking difference in what they pay to keep the lights on, with typical monthly electric bills in some states more than triple those in others. The latest figures from ...

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Tesla can soon start supplying British homes with electricity after it was granted a licence on Thursday, bringing a new competitor into ‌the market at a time ...