The weather has suddenly taken a turn, and there's a chilly bite in the air—cue lashings of lip balm on chapped lips, oversized winter coats and hats to keep our ears toasty. The trouble is, as soon ...

After a long 18 months of negotiations and regulatory scrutiny, Synopsys has finalized its approximate $35 billion acquisition of Ansys. This acquisition merges two leading companies in their ...

One of the many announcements at the 2020 DC FanDome (remember those?) was news of a Static Shock movie coming from producer Michael B. Jordan, based on the electric-powered African American teen hero ...

When you rub a balloon on your hair to make it float and cling, you might not think of it as one of the deepest – and strangest – mysteries of science. When you reach out to open a door and your ...

If you're in need of ways to reduce stiffness, introduce calm and move better, look no further than static stretches. After a vigorous workout or in the evening when your muscles have warmed up during ...

Static electricity—specifically the triboelectric effect, aka contact electrification—is ubiquitous in our daily lives, found in such things as a balloon rubbed against one’s hair or styrofoam packing ...

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 ...

Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...

Niusha Shafiabady does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

If you've ever had a packing peanut stick to your clothes as you unbox your Amazon delivery, then you know that Styrofoam is pretty good at generating static electricity. A new invention turns that ...