Static electricity often just seems like an everyday annoyance when a wool sweater crackles as you pull it off, or when a doorknob delivers an unexpected zap. Regardless, the phenomenon is much ...

Tired of getting zapped by your favorite outfit? Here are some tips to stop static before it ruins your clothes.

Static electricity often just seems like an everyday annoyance when a wool sweater crackles as you pull it off, or when a doorknob delivers an unexpected zap. Regardless, the phenomenon is much ...

What if we could use Styrofoam to create electricity? Scientists at RMIT University have figured out how to do just that.

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Measuring atmospheric fluxes of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide helps scientists ...

The term "opposites attract" best describes static electricity, although let's all agree that there's nothing attractive about sticky clothes or tiny electric zaps. When two objects rub against each ...

Researchers have developed a way to produce static electricity from motion and wind. The invention made from waste polystyrene by RMIT University in collaboration with Riga Technical University in ...

Hold the circle of plastic up high and put the balloon underneath it. Let the plastic go and see if you can make it hover using static electricity from the balloon. If the plastic and balloon are well ...

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. Dr Peter ...

The invention comes from researchers at Australia's RMIT University and was developed in collaboration with Latvia's Riga ...