Bits of material levitating against gravity, a stream of water deflected by invisible means, sparks of light appearing out of thin air; with observations like those, it’s a wonder that the early ...

Sean O'Connell is an Australian jewelry designer and artist with a particular interest in the interactions between energy and matter. His spark experiments, first developed in 2015 and currently being ...

Steve Spangler has experiments you can do at home, all based on the science of electricity.

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In controlled experiments, engineers have shown that electricity can be transmitted through the air using highly controlled ...