Thales of Miletus (considered to be the first scientist in the Western world) pondered on the cause of static electricity, and the electric prowess of eels inspired Alessandro Volta to invent the ...

Their method uses the principle that when two materials come into contact, charged entities on their surfaces get a little nudge, like how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity.

much as you can generate static electricity by rubbing a balloon on your hair. The phenomenon is usually an inefficient way of generating electricity because the electric charge is created only on ...

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