Static shock is very common in cold weather. Frizzy hair on end or zaps to the hands seem to happen more often in winter.

The Bakken Museum in South Minneapolis allows people to learn about the awkward and sometimes painful feeling.

Hummingbird flower mites use static electricity to hop between flowers. Researchers initially thought scent guided them.

Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of energy. Using a device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), ...

If your blankets zap you every time they come out of the laundry, try reducing annoying static build-up with this ingredient ...

Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of ...

Generating electricity from tacky tape Date: January 30, 2025 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they ...

The evolution of static electricity by evaporation was illustrated by pouring water into a small heated vessel placed on the electrometer. This mode ot excitiag electricity possesses peculiar ...

Scientists have found a way to turn static electricity into usable energy using a simple, cost-effective triboelectric ...

Third grade students at Munson Elementary School in Chardon enjoyed a special Weather Class from Fox 8 meteorologist Alexis ...