The same static electricity can build up in your hands and give you a little zap when you touch surfaces, such as door knobs and light switches. You can even transfer the shock to someone else or ...

Bengaluru: If you've been feeling tiny jolts on touching metal surfaces in Bengaluru, you're not alone. As the city ...

When you come into contact with something or someone charged with static electricity, you might experience what we commonly call a "shock." This shock is actually a tiny electric discharge ...

Normally electrostatic sparks are very small. If the object has a lot of charge, then these sparks can be hundreds of metres long. Sparks can occur between charged objects and people. Sometimes ...

Static electricity is bad for laptops ... Because of their molecular structure, synthetic fibers are more prone to static shocks. To prevent static shocks, avoid wearing clothes made of synthetic ...

Students at MIT have created a new set of shocks, called GenShock, that generate electricity as they smooth out the vehicle's ride. We first heard of such a system from MIT in late 2007 ...

Have you noticed that during the winter, every time you touch your light switch or anything metal, you get a nasty shock? Why is this? It has to do with charges. You ...