but researchers at the University of Wisconsin and spinoff C-Motive Technologies have brought macroscale electrostatic motors back. [via MSN/WSJ] While the first real application of an electric mo ...

Credit: public domain The Wimshurst machine doesn’t create static electricity out of nothing; rather, it amplifies small random charges through the process of electrostatic induction as the ...

The system has two turbines that generate electricity through a phenomenon known as electrostatic induction. Under the mechanism, when charged objects, called electrified bodies, are placed near ...

EFM is a powerful tool for mapping the local electrical properties of materials at the nanoscale, providing valuable insights into their charge distribution, surface potential, and dielectric ...