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You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards ...
Scientists have finally explained how rubbing a surface creates electrical current, drawing a parallel with stroking a cat although the findings have far wider ramifications. Static electricity ...
Although static electricity is a daily phenomenon, scientists still don’t understand how the charge transfer works. ... That has made it difficult to draw clear conclusions.
Some moths and butterflies, including the European peacock butterfly pictured here, can accumulate static electricity, new research shows. The charges may be strong enough to draw pollen from flowers.
The first documentation of static electricity dates back to 600 BCE. Even after 2,600 years’ worth of tiny shocks, however, researchers couldn’t fully explain how rubbing two objects together ...
Static electricity was first observed in 600 B.C., but researchers have struggled to explain how rubbing causes it. In 2019, researchers discovered nanosized surface deformations at play. The same ...
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