Condensed Matter Physics podcasts
Podcast episode
Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon
Published Jul 9, 2026
Margaret Harris talks with Scott Waitukaitis of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria about unresolved questions in contact electrification. The discussion connects his earlier research in granular physics with current investigations of how objects exchange charge, including the role of molecules adsorbed on their surfaces.
Hosted by Margaret Harris
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Physics World, IOP Publishing
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