You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards ...

Frying a computer component with static is one of those things that very rarely ever happens. Yet it can happen, as I found out recently through personal experience — when building a new PC, I made a ...

The first documentation of static electricity dates back to 600 BCE. Even after 2,600 years’ worth of tiny shocks, however, researchers couldn’t fully explain how rubbing two objects together ...

However, static electricity shocks are usually only 0.25 mA, so the repercussions are much less dangerous. Symptoms of excess electricity in the body may include: Frequent shocks.

There’s a better way to grind coffee, according to science. Static electricity builds up on beans during grinding, creating mess and waste. Scientists have a simple solution.