In an announcement for the journal Nano Letters on September 17, Northwestern Scientists have reportedly solved the static electricity mystery in a pioneering research study.
The phenomenon of static electricity has been present since 600 B.C.E. and has continued to baffle scientists even until now. But after 2600 years of getting little shocks and frizzy hair we can finally have an elegant and a rather simple answer to why static electricity happens.
What causes static electricity: inclusions and shear stress
In a UC patent registered as Cell and Surface effects on statics and Statics the Northwestern University professor Lawrence Marks together with his team have exploited the surface defects geometry centered issue. These minute defects in the surface of two materials which are rubbed together become deformed and cause voltages.
The new model described here is based on another completely new concept termed “elastic shear”. This is the measure in which an object does not allow any sliding force, which translates to friction. As that current is reflexively directed towards these nano sized deformations, a charge across the dielectric is built up and that static shock is felt!
From Coffee to Cosmic Dust: The Far-Reaching Impact of Static Electricity
Most of us can only think of static electricity mostly when they think about rubbing hair with balloon or when people get a shock from the doorknob, however turns out this method is only one of the many aspects of the influence of static electricity on people. Static Electricity Always Exists in Our Life and in the Universe as Well:
- It changes the electric charges of the granules present in the grinder thus affecting the taste of the coffee in the morning.
- Counterfeiting can occur due to a dose accumulation in the inhaling powder.
- It poses a serious threat in an industrial environment as it can lead to explosion hazards.
- In menstrual Liang terminology, it is assumed that static electricity allows the airship events of 1937 to the disaster.
- In fact, in the universe, Static Electricity implies one of the processes of planet collapse as it helps in creating particle aggregates in the outer space.
The surge for charge waves: The implications and the applications.
This new appreciation, along with other mechanisms covered in this article, offers a great deal of promise in quite a few areas. Because of understanding how things work, experts can now start making the products more efficient and the places of their application safer.
Professor Marks remarked, “It’s shocking to realize how much static electricity is actually with us and for what reasons all the matter in the universe cannot do without it.” We see this discovery opening doors to innovations ranging from enhancing brewing processes to pharmaceutical manufacture.
It is astonishing that in the quest for cosmic expansion an appreciation of the fact that solutions at times can be found in the very minutest of flaws that can be felt on our skin, characterizes the levels of humility one should have. This revolution recounts the tale of what’s achievable through a determined environment such as science; the fact that fresh and worthwhile responses to previously active questions exist is also very fascinating.
