On November 2, 2025, in Anhui, China, @ÀichànggēdeJJa shared a video of a young girl enjoying an inflatable slide. After sliding down, her hair stands up in all directions due to static electricity, ...

But new research shows there’s another force working to their advantage: static electricity. At human scale, static electricity is little more than a curiosity. You walk across the carpet, friction ...

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and biologists at Emory and Berkeley. By generating opposite charges, the worm and ...

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For the first time in history, renewable energy has produced more of the world's electricity than coal, according to a new analysis of global energy trends. In the first half of 2025, solar and wind ...

In the first half of 2025, more electricity was generated from green sources than from coal. Solar and wind capacities are growing at a faster pace than global electricity demand, according to new ...

The weather has started to turn chilly, and the leaves are changing, which means that spooky season has officially begun! Many people have already started planning their Halloween costumes. For some, ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This paper discusses strategies to modernize Latvia’s electricity sector, focusing on deeper integration with the EU ...

Energy costs have become a central issue in the governor’s race between Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican, and Representative Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat. By Ivan Penn and Tracey Tully Most ...

The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide. Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this ...

As China’s launch cadence continues to accelerate, so too has the pace of engine testing in recent weeks. A growing number of commercial launch providers are edging closer to the maiden flights of new ...

New provisional data from EirGrid shows that 42% of electricity in September came from renewable sources. EirGrid said the majority of renewable electricity generated last month came from windfarms, ...