The familiar phenomenon has puzzled researchers for centuries, but experiments are finally making sense of its unruly behaviours.

Explore 25 science experiments that defied the laws of physics, revealing mind-bending phenomena that challenge intuition.

Seemingly random charging of identical materials depends on the carbonaceous molecules stuck to their surfaces ...

Rub two identical pieces of glass together and something strange happens. One picks up a positive charge. The other goes ...

There’s a shocking lack of understanding of the physics underlying this commonplace phenomenon, but researchers are on the case.

If you’ve ever felt a shock after rubbing your hair with a balloon or shuffling across a carpet, you’ll know that static electricity can be a real pain. But for the scientists who study it, the pain ...

Incredibly, for the first time, scientists have unraveled the mechanisms at play when rubbing a surface creates an electrical current, something that was first recorded in 600 BCE yet not fully ...

We investigate the domain of electrostatic dust charging at variable pressures for applications to dusty plasmas in various industries including space sciences and semiconductor manufacturing. Dr.

Picture a big, round, fuzzy bumblebee buzzing around a flower garden, collecting nectar and pollen. A bumblebee visits a flower. KQED Deep Look on Giphy As it approaches the next flower, the bee ...

A virtual laboratory under development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro aims to let students experiment with physics concepts without physically being in a lab. Computer simulations ...

The experimental neutrino physics group is involved in three experiments around the world, described below. Our research involves the study of fundamental subatomic particles called neutrinos. In ...