Medical technology innovations achieved by integrating science and medicine have improved the quality of life for patients. Especially noteworthy is the emergence of electronic devices implanted in ...

Watch as students in Tucson create a chain of static electricity using a Van de Graaff generator, building up 500,000 volts ...

Scientists at Northwestern University may have figured out why walking on carpet in your socks, petting your furry friend, or rubbing a balloon on your hair creates static electricity. In a new study, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When hair picks up an electrostatic charge, the strands repel each other and stand on end. Static electricity is so commonplace ...

NORFOLK, Va. — If you've noticed more static shocks during the winter, you're not imagining it. Cold weather truly makes them much more common. That quick zap when you touch a doorknob or car door is ...