Everyone knows what a magnet is. But have you ever heard of an electret? Yeah, me neither! In fact, there's an entire branch of science/engineering that gets very little attention these days outside of very specific applications that like 3 people know about. Join me for a look into the amazing world of electrostatics!

Goodies in the vid:
https://9to5science.com/electricfiel...
"Electrostatics: Exploring, Controlling and Using Static Electricity" by A.D. Moore https://amzn.to/3JTbSAz
"Electrostatic Motors: Their History, Types, and Principles of Operation" by Oleg Jefimenko https://amzn.to/3DcUOle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electret

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