You may have already noticed, but static electricity is becoming more noticeable as temperatures fall. Cold air is more dense ...

Winter brings drier air inside and outside our homes, even in typically humid Southern areas. With less humidity comes static electricity and clothes that cling to your body. You may think the ...

Have you gotten shocked while touching a doorknob or a metal surface recently? First Alert Meteorologist Nate Morris explains ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — When someone touches something and gets shocked, it's awkward and a bit painful. What causes static electricity? And what actually happens when you get shocked? Visitors of the ...

Who hasn't felt that sharp zap when stepping out of a car? The good news is that there are things you can do to prevent these unpleasant shocks.

Static electricity is an imbalance in the amount of positive and negative charges found with in the surface of an object. The sudden flow of static electricity or Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can ...

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Ancient Greeks discovered that when animal fur and amber were rubbed together, the fur could be used to attract feathers, glass dust and other lightweight objects. It wasn’t until 1600 AD, however, ...

A $5 anti-static wrist strap can prevent deadly electrostatic discharges when building or repairing your PC. Here’s how it ...

After President Donald Trump derided (and misspelled the name of) CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins, the ...

Sebastian Deffner is affiliated with the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Static electricity is a ubiquitous part of everyday life. It’s all around us, ...