Researchers found a way to harness the fundamental properties of triboelectrification, which most people think of it as ...

You may have already noticed, but static electricity is becoming more noticeable as temperatures fall. Cold air is more dense ...

Static electricity was first observed in 600 B.C., but researchers have struggled to explain how rubbing causes it. In 2019, researchers discovered nanosized surface deformations at play. The same ...

FROM THE PINNACLE OF SPOOKY SEASON. YES, ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER IS HELPING EVERYONE GET INTO THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT ALL MONTH LONG. WESH TWO MARQUISE MEDA BRINGS US TO THE SCIENCE OF IT. WHAT’S ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Ticks are annoying. They can latch onto a host, suck up blood and leave Lyme disease behind... but how do they get on their host in the first place? Researchers at the University ...

Have you ever experienced that little electric "zap" when shaking hands or touching a metal surface? This phenomenon, known as static discharge, has a scientific explanation related to the ...

Zaps of static electricity are commonplace in everyday life. But can static electricity give enough of a jolt to start a fire? Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and ...

There's a reason you may notice it more in the winter. Excess static electricity is always a shock to the system—literally—but if you're experiencing shocks more so than not, annoying is an ...

Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library clerk Heather Heilman leads the virtual Science Time program on Wednesday afternoons, and she always has something new and fun to bring to viewers. This ...

A science demonstration by Mayur Vaishnav at Sandipani English School in Gujarat's Halvad town captured students' excitement ...

MACON, Ga. — Do you get annoyed when you want to pet or cuddle your furbaby in the winter and they shock you? How rude, right?! Don't blame your pet for those small bolts of electricity -- blame the ...

Artificial intelligence is used to develop all sorts of applications, including controlling robotic pets - Copyright AFP/File Fabrice COFFRINI Artificial intelligence ...