Image of static electricity in a plasma ball

Chemical Engineering’s Daniel Lacks explains why static electricity remains a mystery

Media | November 05, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Static electricity remains shockingly mysterious

Science News Explores: Daniel Lacks, C. Benson Branch Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Case School of Engineering, said that static electricity's unpredictability makes it difficult for scientists to pin down a unifying theory of how exatly it works.

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