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Why do we often see small lightning in winter?
Staticness is a physical phenomenon that we often encounter in everyday life. This phenomenon is sometimes very noticeable as it makes your hair erect. The cold and dry…
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Why do hairs stand on a dry, cold day?
Have you ever wondered why on dry days, especially when the weather is dry, every time you remove your hat or take your shirt off, your hair will have a strange stand up…
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If lightning hits the plane ...
On average, all American civil aircraft are struck by lightning at least once a year. However, since 1967 until now, no American civil aircraft has fallen because of lig…
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Deal with static electricity on the moon
The moon and Mars have very ideal conditions for static electricity to accumulate: the soil is more arid than desert sand on earth. Therefore, the soil becomes an excell…
Science invention
Static electricity extends battery life
Sihong Wang and Long Lin, a student of the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), invented a two-layer material that is capable of producing electrically active electrom…
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Giant windmills supply electricity to 1,000 families
Two years ago, researchers from Deft University of Technology, Netherlands, came up with the idea of designing a windmill that can generate electricity without moving…