Sentences with phrase «electrostatic charges cause»

When positively charged insects fly close to a spiderweb, for example, electrostatic charges cause the web to move toward them to actively capture the hapless fliers.

Various forces such as surface adhesion or electrostatic charge cause the particles to adhere to each other in systems with extremely small particles measuring only a few micrometres.

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The tumbling action of the dryer causes fabrics to rub against each other and build up electrostatic charges.

These somewhat contradictory theories, none of which is universally valid for all cases, have now been unified by Oehzelt and developed into a single coherent model based on the electrostatic potential caused by the charge carriers in the metal and the organic semiconductor.

Instead, the team turned to electrostatic adhesion — the same basic science that causes a static - charged sock to cling to a pants leg or a balloon to stick to a wall.