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A tiny worm that leaps high into the air — up to 25 times its body length — to attach to flying insects uses static electricity to perform this astounding feat, scientists have found.

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and ...

Knowing the sag, tension and temperature of overhead conductors is crucial in the construction and maintenance of properly designed power lines. Currently, a majority of constructed power lines are ...

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The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday killed a highly watched bill that would have required legislators to study and review a controversial new electric charge recently approved by the ...

IRVINE & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Google announced a collaboration with CTC Global Corporation (CTC Global) to accelerate the deployment of next-generation transmission ...

At the “Crossroads of America,” Purdue University engineers and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are working to make it possible for electric vehicles ranging from tractor-trailers to ...

By studying how worms use electric charge to jump onto flies, scientists are showing even physical strategies are embedded in ...

HARDEEVILLE — A California-based electric conductor manufacturer plans to open a Lowcountry factory that will bring in nearly 500 new jobs. TS Conductor said it will open a plant in a Hardeeville ...