SINKING back into her plush sofa, Katrina flicks on her electric fire while she admires the gorgeous interiors of her dream ...

As humans we often think we have a pretty good handle on the basics of the way the world works, from an intuition about ...

Keeping a lint roller or two in your home can be a real lifesaver when it comes to removing dog hair from clothes. Lint ...

Keeping a lint roller or two in your home can be a real lifesaver when it comes to removing dog hair from clothes. Lint rollers are best used on dry clothes and that sticky surface can be highly ...

WE all know that moving house is a struggle, but it was even harder for Lucy Vernon as she ditched her four-bed house for a caravan. The family of seven decided to leave the spacious home in ...

Frying a computer component with static is one of those things that very rarely ever happens. Yet it can happen, as I found out recently through personal experience — when building a new PC, I made a ...

Climate Solutions These recycling techniques could help keep clothes out of landfills. Researchers are experimenting with using static electricity and other techniques to separate the components ...

Consider using anti-static sheets or spray on your clothing and car fabric. Rubber-soled shoes insulate you from the ground and increase the chance of getting zapped, while the porous surface of ...

What causes static electricity? 03:02. MINNEAPOLIS — When someone touches something and gets shocked, it's awkward and a bit painful. ... The same happens when taking clothes out of a dryer.

Static electricity can really build up on clothes during the winter months, but here are some key ways to fend it off.

Due to the friction between her clothes and the trampoline surface, static electricity builds up, making her hair stand upright. The filmer, Kevin, bursts into laughter as he watches her ...

Rubbing your hair with a balloon is a great way to demonstrate static electricity. Yavdat/Shutterstock From charge to discharge. Now, let’s take two surfaces with a difference in static charge.