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 ...

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 ...

An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air conditioners and other applications. More ...

Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity Formation of a triboelectric series depends on the number of contacts over time between materials.

Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity whilst in flight, that pollen grains from flowers can be pulled by static electricity across air gaps of several millimeters or centimeters.

There’s no doubt static electricity can build up on combines. Here’s what research says about its ability to actually ignite a blaze.

It's that time of year, at least where I'm currently at, where static electricity becomes an issue and I have to pay attention to it. Without a humidifier, the indoor humidity levels crater into ...

Ticks can now be propelled across air gaps by static electricity, allowing them to make contact with hosts that are beyond the reach of their legs.