“We've studied which plastic generates more energy and how ... The researchers also decoded what causes the static electricity effect at the nanoscale for what they believe is the first time ...

“We can produce this static electricity just from air blowing on ... “Plastics are like millions of little strands and when you put two plastic films together these strands get knotted together.

Static electricity often just seems like an everyday ... At the bottom roller, plastic in this example, a comb or brush (called the lower electrode) is placed very close to the belt.

What if we could use Styrofoam to create electricity? Scientists at RMIT University have figured out how to do just that.

Over 27 million tons of single-use polystyrene packaging are produced worldwide each year, yet only 12% is recycled - most ...

Hold the circle of plastic up high and put the balloon underneath it. Let the plastic go and see if you can make it hover using static electricity from the balloon. If the plastic and balloon are well ...

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 ...