Static charge builds up on the Van de Graaff generator dome. Many different individual demos can be done with it. The Van de Graaff can be used to charge up the hair of a Barbie doll or person. When ...

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. One of ...

I pondered posting this in "Other Hardware", but this seemed better.<BR><BR>I'm hoping some of you out there have experience with Van der Graaf generators. I do not have one but I am planning on ...

The Van de Graaff generator, named for its inventor, Alabama native Robert J. Van de Graaff, is a staple at science museums and science fairs for its ability to demonstrate static electricity and make ...

A new facility will allow Sandia National Laboratories to continue its work with particle beams.For 40 years, the ion beam lab was in an old, temporary building. Now the new building houses a large ...

A Van de Graaff can make the flame of the candle flicker. It does this by generating an “electric wind.” A Van de Graaff is a metal ball set on top of a rotating loop of belt. At the bottom of the ...

A fun memory I have as a physics student at Cal State Fullerton was when a professor demonstrated static electricity with a large Van de Graaff generator. With long, lightweight hair, I will never ...

Visitors to the Museum of Science in Boston are always in for a hair-raising treat when they enter the facility’s Theater of Electricity. This small amphitheater is actually the permanent home of the ...

Static electricity often just seems like an everyday annoyance when a wool sweater crackles as you pull it off, or when a doorknob delivers an unexpected zap. Regardless, the phenomenon is much more ...