The work could be a step toward understanding the effects behind the phenomenon of static electricity, in which electric charge accumulates on materials after they are rubbed or touched together.

Researchers have uncovered a surprising phenomenon in the material BiNiO3: when subjected to high pressure at low ...

Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds. Charge is a property of a body which experiences a force in an electric field. Charge is measured in coulombs (C). Since electrons are so small and one ...

Researchers have unlocked a new way to manipulate electrons in molecules with terahertz light, paving the way for faster ...

Charge close chargeProperty of matter that causes a force when near another charge. Charge comes in two forms, positive and negative. For example, a negative charge causes a repulsive force on a ...