Turning Snowfall Into Electricity
Scientists at UCLA have devised a way to turn falling snow into energy.
Charging Electronic Devices With Static Electricity
Scientists from the University of Buffalo are exploring the ways in which we could use static electricity to charge electronic devices.
Spider Weaves Electrostatic Webs
Common U.K. garden spiders have a unique way of catching their prey—with electrostatic webs. Oxford University researchers recently studied the Uloborus plumipes, commonly known as the feather-legged lace weave... Read More...
Desco Introduces Cleanroom Packaged Statfree UC™ ESD Workstation Mats
Desco now clean packages its Statfree UC™ rubber mats for assembly and manufacturing processes that require a high level of cleanliness. Statfree UC™ is a high strength nitrile rubber ESD mat with a dissipa... Read More...
Robotic Hand Picks up Objects with Electrostatic Attraction
An inexpensive robotic hand was developed that uses electrostatic attraction to pick up objects. The hand features powered electrodes that continue to produce static electricity, instead of the charge natur... Read More...
SAE Publishes New Edition of AS5625A Standard
A new edition of AS5625 has been published by the SAE International. AS5625A applies to “Minimum Performance Standards for Static Electric Power Frequency Converters.” The new edition is available for purchase ... Read More...
Environmental ESD: Part 1 – The Atmospheric Electric Circuit
Associate Professor Neils Jonassen authored a bi-monthly static column that appeared in Compliance Engineering Magazine. The series explored charging, ionization, explosions, and other ESD related topics. The E... Read More...
Static Electricity and People
Associate Professor Neils Jonassen authored a bi-monthly static column that appeared in Compliance Engineering Magazine. The series explored charging, ionization, explosions, and other ESD related topics. The E... Read More...
Breakthrough in Charging Batteries Through Movements
A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a new technology that generates power every time an electronic device is touched or rubbed. The team created a new material called triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that harnesses static electricity.
From Electrostatics to ESD
Associate Professor Neils Jonassen authored a bi-monthly static column that appeared in Compliance Engineering Magazine. The series explored charging, ionization, explosions, and other ESD related topics. The E... Read More...