A Van de Graaff generator can be configured to run ... static electricity generation and was widely used in early electrostatic experiments. A particularly well-known example is that of Georg ...

This electrostatic machine will spark from the round discharge electrodes when the crank is turned steadily. The crank rotates Plexiglas wheels that have small metal discs on them. Redistribution of ...

Static charge builds up on the Van de Graaff generator dome. Many different individual demos can be done with it. The Van de Graaff can be used to charge up the hair of a Barbie doll or person. When ...

Nick Zetta, who runs Basically Homeless YouTube channel, turned himself into a battery using thermoelectric generators. Zetta ...

He wanted to add a Van de Graaff generator ... to get the electrostatic motion, [James] had to resort to spraying the balls with RF shielding spray. We liked that he did some experiments to ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, breakthroughs often emerge from revisiting and reimagining historical concepts. One such innovation gaining momentum is the electrostatic motor, a ...

The team had already observed adhesion due to electrostatic charge in previous drop tower experiments. Because only about nine seconds of measurement time in microgravity were possible there ...