Northwestern University scientists have made a new contribution to understanding a long-standing phenomenon called static electricity. In their most recent research, the researchers found that such ...

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 causes ...

An international team of scientists, led by Olaf Scholten, professor of astrophysics at the University of Groningen, has ...

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The next time a delivery company drops off a package laden with Styrofoam filler on your porch, consider the future of those polystyrene peanuts. Experts at Australia's RMIT University think they can ...