Over on his YouTube channel [Ryan Inis] has a video about how electrostatic motors are breaking all the rules. He explains that these days most motors are electromagnetic but suggests that may be ...

What if the very principles that have powered industry for over a century were suddenly turned on their head? For decades, electromagnetic motors—reliant on copper windings and rare earth magnets—have ...

Quad has updated its long-running ESL series of electrostatic loudspeakers with two new models: the ESL 2812X and its smaller ESL 2912X sibling. We've glimpsed a preview of this new generation of ESL ...

The IAEA has released a new publication on electrostatic accelerator operation and management and launched a series of training workshops on accelerator technologies. From analysing cultural heritage ...

Car hi-fi speakers are heavy, bulky and wasteful of power. Packaging the speakers in the doors or dash is a headache. So is getting rid of the heat they generate. Now imagine a speaker that isn’t a ...

A fierce debate rages in the literary world, dividing authors into two distinct camps: plotters who meticulously outline every story beat, and “pantsers” or “discovery writers” who write by the seat ...

As you delve into the world of printing technology, you may encounter a device called a plotter. While less common than standard printers, plotters serve a crucial role in various industries. This ...

A military judge has ruled that plea agreements in the 9/11 case were valid, making it possible for the three prisoners accused of helping to plot the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to be sentenced ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a honeybee. In many ways, your world is small. Your four delicate wings, each less than a centimeter ...

Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this phenomenon.

This remarkable miniature rotorcraft is so lightweight and efficient that it can lift its own mass given nothing but sunlight. The entire thing weighs about as much as four paperclips, and it can fly ...