Professor Dong-Myeong Shin and his team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) shed light on the contribution of ions in ...

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 ...

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Diamond quantum nanoprobes detect immune cell inflammation by sensing electric charge shifts, opening a new path for ...

Dual charge carriers in ionomer-solid contact electrification. a) Schematic illustration of charge carriers in ionomers and non-ionic polymer in contact with FEP counter material; electron, anion, and ...

Researchers show that friction between microbead-covered surfaces significantly increases electric charge transfer, enhancing electricity generation. (Nanowerk News) Triboelectric nanogenerators ...