Unit 5 Segment B: Static Electricity: Conduction and Induction We explore static electricity as we learn about charging by friction, conduction and induction.

Electricity means the presence or motion of electrical charge. When the charge is moving from its source (origin) to sink ...

Static electricity often just seems like an everyday annoyance when a wool sweater crackles as you pull it off, or when a doorknob delivers an unexpected zap. Regardless, the phenomenon is much mor… ...

If frigid temps weren't cruel enough, winter also marks static electricity season in much of the United States as Americans pad about their homes in fear that anything — a door knob, a light ...

You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards ...

Key concepts Electricity Materials Conductivity Electrons Introduction Have you ever noticed that some types of clothes are more susceptible to static cling than others? For example, a wooly ...

Static electricity is so common that it's easy to forget how weird it is. But what's actually happening when you encounter those sparks?

You may notice feeling a shock more frequently in winter when opening a door or shaking someone's hand. Blame it on the weather.

Incredibly, for the first time, scientists have unraveled how static electricity works, something first recorded in 600 BCE but not fully understood until now. While cats are not the only culprits ...

The research Chen and Leseman conduct is a mix of disciplines, including contact mechanics, solid mechanics, materials science, electrical engineering and manufacturing. With computer models and ...

A new study has found that the age-old understanding of this everyday phenomenonone item becoming positively charged while the other becomes uniformly negativeis incorrect.