This reaction causes bubbling and fizzing, which is quite similar to a volcanic eruption. Hair-Raising Fun: A Simple Static ...

These spinning bats are another simple Halloween science activity using simple materials. You'll need a straw or pencil, ...

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Several experiments ... electricity was collected by an insulated metal plate, it served, after a few repetitions, to charge a small Leyden jar, by which gunpowder wus fired. The evolution of ...

Credit: public domain Though not exactly a machine for generating static electricity, the Leyden jar is a critical part of early electrostatic experiments. Effectively a static electricity storage ...

An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by ...

Researchers have found an inventive way to power air conditioners using static electricity—by transforming waste polystyrene ...

Students in Muscatine got an opportunity to learn about Ag and STEM today at the Muscatine Ag Learning center. The yearly ...

This seemingly trivial observation was the first documentation of static electricity ... electric shocks can have big consequences. Further experiments will help refine the details.

The innovative thin patch, made from multiple layers of polystyrene each around one-tenth the thickness of a human hair, ...

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

Benjamin Franklin did not invent electricity, but he discovered how to harness its power for common use. Franklin's kite ...