Seemingly random charging of identical materials depends on the carbonaceous molecules stuck to their surfaces ...

When microscopic particles of sand, ash, or dust collide in the air, they often exchange a tiny electrical charge. This tiny ...

When high-voltage electricity breaks out in open air, it rips through the atmosphere, forming chaotic, branching fingers of electric plasma. These electrical arcs are difficult to control. They branch ...

There’s a shocking lack of understanding of the physics underlying this commonplace phenomenon, but researchers are on the case.

Team uses light to control magnetic fields in quantum materials, steering resistance-free electric currents for energy-efficient quantum computing.

Every time you switch on a light or charge a phone, electricity begins a journey that often stretches hundreds of kilometres. The process happens so quickly tha ...

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