An electric current is run through the circular pad to create the charge, and when it touches the target surface, it induces the opposite charge there, creating electrostatic attraction between ...

Although the basic concept of electrostatic attraction has been known since ancient times, it was only in the 17th century that scientists began to systematically investigate electrostatics.

Spiders may trap unsuspecting prey by sucking them in using electrostatic attraction, new research suggests. The new study, published today (July 4) in the journal Scientific Reports, found that ...

has developed a simple and cheap robotic hand that makes use of electrostatic attraction. Grabit’s robot hand, which was demonstrated at the RoboBusiness conference in Boston last week ...

A robot startup named GrabIt is making mechanical “hands” that use electrostatic attraction to gently pick up and transport objects. Powered electrodes, either on the surface of the gripper or ...

This tractor beam wouldn't suck in helpless starship pilots, however. Instead, it would use electrostatic attraction to nudge hazardous space junk safely out of Earth orbit. The science is pretty ...

Electrostatic loudspeakers work by the attraction and repulsion of a thin conductive film in an electric field rather than the magnetic attraction and repulsion you’ll find in a moving-coil ...