Static electricity could remove dust from desert solar panels, saving around 45 billion litres of water every year. Some of the largest solar farms in the world are in deserts, such as Mohammed bin ...

The Static Eliminating Blowoff Station delivers a concentrated flow of ionized air that removes dust and contaminants from a charged surface. The Static Eliminating Blowoff Station delivers a ...

(Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from “Supplier to Worldwide Toyota Factories: Made in Japan,” July 2009, by Makoto Takayanagi.) Static electricity and its companion, dust, are more than a ...

"I've worked here for 30 years and we've never had a problem" is a frequently heard refrain. This mindset stems in part from a common misconception that the dust is not explosive because the facility ...

Clearing the air on common myths about combustible dust hazards and how NFPA standards and explosion protection systems can help facilities stay compliant and safe. If your facility handles materials ...

NASA scientists may have found a plausible explanation as to why dust particles appear to "levitate" above the surface of the moon without the presence of flowing water or wind that pick up the ...

Electricity may be more important to making planets than we thought. We aren’t sure how tiny particles come together to build baby planets, but dropping glass beads from the top of a tall tower has ...