Shuffling across the carpet to zap a friend may be the oldest trick in the book, but on a deep level that prank still mystifies scientists, even after thousands of years of study. Now Princeton ...

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Purdue University physics professor Erica Carlson explains why static electricity is worse in winter and offers practical ...

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Northwestern University scientists have made a new contribution to understanding a long-standing phenomenon called static electricity. In their most recent research, the researchers found that such ...

Hair raising research Research that will make your hair stand on end shows many of the assumptions about static electricity are incorrect. In a paper, published online in today's Science Express, ...

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London families can enjoy a Static Electricity Spectacular and free science workshops at Battersea Power Station this ...

The fracturing and friction of coffee beans during grinding generates electricity that causes coffee particles to clump together and stick to the grinder. Researchers report that coffee beans with ...