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zartom<p>Understanding Static Electricity: Causes Examples and Prevention<br>Static electricity causes sparks when you take off a sweater and lightning in thunderstorms. Learn how electron transfer creates this fascinating phenomenon. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StaticElectricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StaticElectricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Electrostatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electrostatics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thunderstorms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderstorms</span></a><br><a href="https://tech-champion.com/tech-fundamentals/understanding-static-electricity-causes-examples-and-prevention/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tech-champion.com/tech-fundame</span><span class="invisible">ntals/understanding-static-electricity-causes-examples-and-prevention/</span></a><br>...</p>
José - Luis Gutiérrez Villanue<p>⚡ The Science Behind Static Electricity 🔬</p><p>Static electricity is not just a spark—it’s a fascinating physical phenomenon with applications in materials science and energy harvesting.</p><p>New research on triboelectric charging is uncovering the true mechanisms behind this effect, challenging long-held assumptions.</p><p>📖 Read more: <a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/static-electricity-charge-triboelectric" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencenews.org/article/static</span><span class="invisible">-electricity-charge-triboelectric</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StaticElectricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StaticElectricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Triboelectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Triboelectric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Electrostatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electrostatics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a></p>
Matt Ferrell<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FunFactFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FunFactFriday</span></a>: An amphiphile-modified material has been made that is comfortable to wear, meaning that everyday clothing that can generate electricity through friction is closer than ever before! Does this spark your interest? News Source: <a href="https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-comfortable-materials-friction-generate-power.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techxplore.com/news/2025-01-co</span><span class="invisible">mfortable-materials-friction-generate-power.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amphiphile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amphiphile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hapticenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hapticenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/staticelectricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staticelectricity</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1598410/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1598410/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Is there any science behind the practice of ‘grounding’ or ‘earthing’? <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/earthing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/grounding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grounding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StaticElectricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StaticElectricity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VitaminG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VitaminG</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/What" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>What</span></a>'sThatRash</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-hidden-world-of-electrostatic-ecology-20240930/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">quantamagazine.org/the-hidden-</span><span class="invisible">world-of-electrostatic-ecology-20240930/</span></a> </p><p>"Invisibly to us, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> and other tiny creatures use <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/StaticElectricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StaticElectricity</span></a> to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen and more... <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ticks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ticks</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/roundworms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roundworms</span></a> hitch rides on electric fields generated by larger animal hosts. In a behavior known as ballooning, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spiders</span></a> take flight by extending a silk thread to catch charges in the sky... static attracts <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/pollen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollen</span></a> to <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterflies</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a>, and may help <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/caterpillars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caterpillars</span></a> to evade predators"</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Static electricity attracts ticks to hosts <a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-06-static-electricity-hosts-scientists.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2023-06-static-e</span><span class="invisible">lectricity-hosts-scientists.html</span></a> paper: <a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00772-8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cell.com/current-biology/fullt</span><span class="invisible">ext/S0960-9822(23)00772-8</span></a></p><p>"<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Ticks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ticks</span></a> can be lifted across air gaps several times larger than themselves by the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/StaticElectricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StaticElectricity</span></a> that other <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> naturally build up. This makes it easier for them to find and attach onto animals that they want to latch onto and feed from."</p>