RTU and Australian Researchers Show Static Electricity Can Be Controlled
Scientists from Riga Technical University and RMIT in Australia have shown that static electricity generated when two materials touch can be controlled. The study was published in Nature Communications.
Scientists from Riga Technical University (RTU) in Latvia and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia have concluded that static electricity, which arises when two materials come into contact, can be controlled. The findings have been published in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
A shift from the prevailing view
The discovery changes the long-held belief that electrostatic discharges are an uncontrollable process. Such discharges are an everyday phenomenon, but the researchers' results indicate that how they occur can be influenced.
The available excerpt of the report does not give details about the study's methods, the specific materials involved or possible practical applications, so these remain unknown for now.
