WASHINGTON — Your skin is dry, lips are chapped and you are constantly being shocked when you open doors, touch your dog or go in for a kiss from your partner. But why? These are all impacts from cold ...

As in the title, this happened the other day when I touched my computer's side panel (Antec P183 case). Reading about this phenomena on the net has been almost comical, with individuals who claim to ...

Can the faint crackle of static in Martian dust storms unlock a whole new chapter in planetary science? That’s the question ...

Static electricity is an imbalance in the amount of positive and negative charges found with in the surface of an object. The sudden flow of static electricity or Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can ...

Don’t you hate in the winter time when someone comes up to you and “shocks” you? In this week’s Sunday Science Tidbit, we’re going to talk about static electricity. Static electricity is the result of ...

F or the first time, scientists have confirmed that electric discharges, in the form of tiny lightning bolts, are indeed ...

Car illustration with electric zap icons all around. There are only two ways for a car to zap someone unexpectedly, and the sources and solutions are different for each one. A common reason that ...

Fueling a car the wrong way can be hazardous to your health, as just a few innocent mistakes can cause a dangerous flash fire sparked by static electricity. He’d never seen a gas pump fire sparked by ...

Shoppers have reported experiencing static shocks on a regular basis at a Sunshine Coast supermarket. The company says it ...

Static electricity is a ubiquitous part of everyday life. It’s all around us, sometimes funny and obvious, as when it makes your hair stand on end, sometimes hidden and useful, as when harnessed by ...

You see those warning labels on fuel pumps, reminding you to discharge any static electricity built up on your body before touching the pump nozzle and gassing up your chariot. Last week at a ...