A collaboration between Dartmouth College and Microsoft Research has resulted in a smart fabric that uses an electrical charge to identify non-metallic objects. Known as Capacitivo, the prototype ...

If the shape of an object reflects the distribution of its electric charge, it would also imply that the object’s shape would have to be different from spherical.

They touched different squares of the material together, measuring the charge transferred. (The squishiness is helpful for ensuring that the two objects make good contact with one another in the ...

The distribution of electric charge within a single naphthalocyanine molecule has been revealed by researchers using a combination of three types of microscopy and theoretical modelling.