So physicists have been on the hunt for any sign of difference between matter and antimatter, known in the field as a ...

The partial discharge (PD) measurements are considered as the most important tool for condition monitoring of Gas Insulated Switchgears (GISs). However, if spacer surface is involved in PD activity, ...

You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards ...

The Senate is now taking up a VA partial claim bill after the passage of a similar bill in the House late last month.

While quantum calculations of partial charges or charge distribution are beyond the scope of introductory chemistry courses, it is crucial that lecturers clearly explain which atoms bear more positive ...

Small charges in water spray can trigger the formation of key biochemicals Charges cause water droplets in an early-Earth atmosphere to build up pre-life chemicals.

Rub a balloon on your hair and the balloon typically picks up a negative electric charge, while your hair goes positive. But a new study shows that the charge an object picks up can depend on its ...

Getting stuck in a negative loop is part of many mental health disorders. A new therapy focuses more on these thought patterns than the thoughts themselves.

Ticks jump, spiders balloon, bees sense the negative charge of a flower recently visited by another positively charged bee. He even found that the charged relationship between air and insects goes ...

Protons have a positive charge. Electrons have a negative charge. The charge on the proton and electron are exactly the same size but opposite. Neutrons have no charge. Since opposite charges attract, ...

The negative charge is transferred to the ground where positive charges are. This means negative lightning has a shorter distance to the ground and produces about 300 million volts of electricity.