Door handles, taps, playground slides, furry pets… Getting zapped by static electricity is a common experience. But the physics that causes the spark is surprisingly intricate. If you're getting ...

Ticks can be attracted across air gaps several times larger than themselves by the static electricity that their hosts naturally accumulate, researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered.

Avoid, Dissipate, Neutralize, Protect. ADNP is the mantra of ESD engineers. Electrostatic discharge, the so-called unseen killer, can be successfully controlled through a series of well-understood ...