A research team led by Prof. Tian-Bao Ma from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University has proposed a ...

Scientists finally figure out what causes static electricity after 2,600 years Finally, the hair-raising science of static electricity is complete.

In order to design and improve the 72.5 kV high voltage vacuum interrupter, its static electric field is calculated and optimized by ANASY software and genetic algorithm so as to uniform the electric ...

Static Electricity induced Luminescence (SEL) material ($\\mathrm{SrAl}_{2} \\mathrm{O}_{4}: \\mathrm{Eu}^{2+}$) was recently discovered, which emits luminescence due to external energy from static ...

Abstract The response of an atom to external electric and magnetic fields can reveal fundamental atomic properties. It has long been verified that, in a static magnetic field, those atomic energy ...

One such area is static electricity, and the way that it forms within certain materials shows that it can impart a kind of memory to them.

Research into Britain’s cleaning habits reveals some worrying trends. We break down the most germ-ridden everyday objects in your home ...