The paper, recently published in the journal PNAS, found that roundworms can use static electricity to leap up to 25 times ...

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 more ...

To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the size of a pinpoint—must leap 25 times their body length and land on a flying insect as it zooms overhead. Given that wind, gravity and air ...

CASCADE, Mich. — Looking for a fun activity to do at home with your kids? This science experiment is fun for all ages and teaches static electricity during the wintertime! Meteorologist Isabella ...

But new research shows there’s another force working to their advantage: static electricity. At human scale, static electricity is little more than a curiosity. You walk across the carpet, friction ...

Static electricity—specifically the triboelectric effect, aka contact electrification—is ubiquitous in our daily lives, found in such things as a balloon rubbed against one’s hair or styrofoam packing ...

There could soon be a new way to interact with your favorite AI chatbots—through the clothing you wear. An international team ...

Scientists at Northwestern University may have figured out why walking on carpet in your socks, petting your furry friend, or rubbing a balloon on your hair creates static electricity. In a new study, ...

Zaps of static electricity are commonplace in everyday life. But can static electricity give enough of a jolt to start a fire? Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and ...

The parasitic roundworm Steinernema carpocapsae, which live in soil, are already known to leap some 25 times their body ...

Scientists have finally figured out the core mechanism behind static electricity. First discovered in 600 B.C., the ...