CASCADE, Mich. — Looking for a fun activity to do at home with your kids? This science experiment is fun for all ages and teaches static electricity during the wintertime! Meteorologist Isabella ...

James Gibert, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Hongcheng Tao, postdoctoral researcher, observe their test apparatus as it generates an electric charge by rubbing two surfaces ...

Ice generates electricity as a response to stress when it bends. Experiments with pure and saline ice found that with enough ...

Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity on fowl. Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, courtesy of The Library of Congress In 1751 Benjamin Franklin planned an electrical ...

Bits of material levitating against gravity, a stream of water deflected by invisible means, sparks of light appearing out of thin air; with observations like those, it’s a wonder that the early ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - This weekend is full of opportunities for exploration. Whether you’re interested in mastering fire-building at a nearby park, delving into electricity experiments at a museum, or ...

Predicting the lifetime of an electric ion thruster is notoriously difficult. You have to account for the chamber wall ...

Hope Canlas is a member of the Young Leaders Program of The Heritage Foundation in its Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies. This Earth Day, which falls on Monday, California residents ...