How well do other materials around the house produce static electricity? In this science activity you'll explore this by making a simple, homemade electroscope (an instrument that detects electric ...

In the last week, new research upended the theory of how static electricity works -- and a small tsunami in England caused people's hair to stand on end with the mysterious stuff.

How do I get rid of static electricity? You may not eliminate all shocks, what with nature’s abundance of electrons. But you can lessen their frequency and intensity.

For many of us, static electricity is one of the earliest encounters we have with electromagnetism, and it's a staple of high school physics. Typically, it's explained as a product of electrons ...

What Causes Static Electricity in Your House? “Static electricity builds up in homes due to numerous factors such as dry air, synthetic materials and carpeting,” Bell says.

The Earth would probably not be a planet without a key step in the clumping of particles that form planets, which occurs because of the static electricity generated by colliding grains.

The effect is due to static electricity, but how is the static electricity made, and why does it make your hair stand on end? Static electricity is the buildup of electrical charge in an object.

So if it's purely a chemical process, then why does motion exacerbate it? My 4 year-old already knows about static electricity, even here in Honolulu.