As humans we often think we have a pretty good handle on the basics of the way the world works, from an intuition about ...

You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards ...

Static electricity is a ubiquitous part of everyday life. It’s all around us, sometimes funny and obvious, as when it makes your hair stand on end, sometimes hidden and useful, as when harnessed ...

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 mor… ...

Static can cause bigger issues for planes and mining operations. (Unsplash: Ramon Salinero)Dramatic cases of static electricity. When it comes to planes, grain silos and coal mines, static ...