This is how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity. Likewise, water flowing over some surfaces can gain or lose charge. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have ...

similarly to the static electricity that builds up when you rub a balloon against your skin. Since water flowing over certain surfaces can gain or lose charge, the team set out to harness this ...

And it’s all because of static electricity. Static electricity is ... or deflect a stream of water, even though only the balloon has been electrically charged. Step 1 - Open a tap very slightly ...