The spinning steel and plastic components of a combine, insulated from the ground by rubber tires and plastic skid shoes on small grain platforms, have been proven to create a static electric charge ...

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 ...

A mysterious static energy force field outside of Google’s offices in central London is lifting up the hair of passersby — with engineers still vexed despite digging up the road to find the source. A ...