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.

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

The film discusses the historical development and principles of electrodynamics, starting with Luigi Galvani's chance discovery of electric current through the twitching of a frog's leg. It ...

Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity Formation of a triboelectric series depends on the number of contacts over time between materials.

Squishy materials reveal new physics of static electricity How objects charge when touched depends on their history, scientists find ...

The mechanism that causes static electricity to build up is a mystery. Experiments now reveal that materials ‘remember’ past contacts with each other — and this determines how electric ...

Static electricity has long remained one of physics‘ most unpredictable mysteries. However, a new study from the Waitukaitis Group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) may have ...

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 ...

Nothing jolts you back to reality like a big static shock from your favorite blanket. Whether it's that cozy throw blanket on the couch or the comforter on your bed, blankets can create quite the ...

The basic technology relies on a physics phenomena called the Seebeck effect. When one side is placed on something hot — like your skin — and the other side is colder, it generates electricity.

Another day, another zap. Understanding the physics of static electricity can help you not get static shocks quite so often.