I have made a new version of this device that can be seen here: • Make a Static Electricity Generator & Cast... In this video I show how to make a device that allows the user to gain the power ...

When their container tilts, the balls roll around and rub the two surfaces together. This builds up a static charge, which can be converted into electricity to power a battery.

By Michael Irving October 24, 2022 A new study finds that swarming honeybees can generate enough static electricity to change the atmospheric electric field Ellard R. Hunting View 1 Images ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Unhappy with the life of your smartphone battery? Thought so. Help could be on the way from one of the most common, yet poorly understood, forms of power generation: static electricity ...

You can (almost) do just that with this static electricity generator hack. Above you can see the charge jumping off of this guy’s knuckle and surging through the LED.

Along with bitterly cold temperatures, winter usually brings dry air and the occasional zap of static electricity. Those shocks might be annoying, but researchers are working to harness that otherwise ...

Humans have been aware of static electricity since Greek times, when rubbing hair or animal fur before touching dead grass was seen as noteworthy. But it wasn't until 1775 that the force started ...

By Rebekah Andrews February 12, 2018 A prototype triboelectric nanogenerator that can generate electricity from the bending of a finger Nano Energy View 2 Images ...

Objects on view include a glass rod and fur pad which, when rubbed together, create a static shock; a 1750 European friction machine with a hand crank used to generate static electricity; a cranked ...