Up to 80% of brake-dust particles have an electric charge, which could serve as a means of controlling brake dust and improving air quality, according to a new study from the University of California, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In the home, the lab and the factory, electric fields control technologies such as Kindle displays, medical diagnostic tests and devices that purify cancer drugs. In an electric ...

Scientists know relatively little about particles released into the air when a vehicle driver brakes, though evidence suggests those particles may be more harmful to health than particles exiting the ...

BUSAN, South Korea, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Indoor air quality has become an urgent concern in recent times, as we spend a considerable amount of time inside our homes. Advances in measurement ...

Quantum electrodynamics was put to the test with highly charged uranium ions To put one of physicists’ most important theories to the test, scientists go to extremes. Extremely strong electromagnetic ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

(Nanowerk News) A research team consisting of Professor Kyoung-Duck Park and Hyeongwoo Lee, an integrated PhD student, from the Department of Physics at Pohang University of Science and Technology ...

According to the researchers, the shape-shifting ‘active particles’ could potentially function as microrobots for targeted ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Ultrafine particles emitted from small home appliances with electric heating coils and brushed DC motors cause health ...

While small home appliances are intended to make our lives easier, they can also come with significant health risks. Researchers have characterized the ultrafine particles emitted by some small home ...