Have you gotten shocked while touching a doorknob or a metal surface recently? First Alert Meteorologist Nate Morris explains ...

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Discover the surprising science behind static electricity, its causes, effects, and everyday applications in our lives.

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An international team of scientists, led by Olaf Scholten, professor of astrophysics at the University of Groningen, has ...

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MINNEAPOLIS — When someone touches something and gets shocked, it's awkward and a bit painful. What causes static electricity? And what actually happens when you get shocked? Visitors of the ...

Static electricity is an imbalance in the amount of positive and negative charges found with in the surface of an object. The sudden flow of static electricity or Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can ...

Scientists at Northwestern University may have figured out why walking on carpet in your socks, petting your furry friend, or rubbing a balloon on your hair creates static electricity. In a new study, ...

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Sebastian Deffner is affiliated with the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Static electricity is a ubiquitous part of everyday life. It’s all around us, ...