Science voices and static electricity

Thursday, 14 August 2025 - 8:30am
A child's hair standing up attracted to a plastic slide due to static electricity

In this National Science Week episode, Linden unmasks some famous performers who also have a science background; and Chris shares some new research into how static electricity works, which is still unsolved after thousands of years.
 
Sobarzo, J.C., Pertl, F., Balazs, D.M. et al. Spontaneous ordering of identical materials into a triboelectric series. Nature 638, 664–669 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08530-6

Chris, Stu, Linden & Claire
Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am
Entertaining news and discussion about research that has impact on society and providing a wide range of science and technology news. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

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Chris Lassig, Stuart Burns, Claire Farrugia and Linden Ashcroft.

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