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Static electricity, contact history

Static electricity depends on materials' contact history, physicists show

For centuries, static electricity has been the subject of intrigue and scientific investigation. Now, researchers from the Waitukaitis group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have uncovered a vital clue to this enduring mystery: the contact history of materials controls how they exchange charge.

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Squishy materials reveal new physics of static electricity

The work could be a step toward understanding the effects behind the phenomenon of static electricity, in which electric charge accumulates on materials after they are rubbed or touched together. Although static electricity is a daily phenomenon,

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Memory of previous contacts affects static electricity on materials

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Electricity for the Public Good

In a new interview, Sandeep Vaheesan discusses his book Democracy in Power and the history of America’s electrification, ...

How do P.E.I.'s 2 electric utilities work, and why are they at odds?

As P.E.I. spent much of the last week grappling with electricity instability, the Island’s second-largest city and the utility that powers the rest of the province engaged in a very public ...

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