Although Robert Van de Graaff’s name isn’t as nearly recognized in Tuscaloosa as much as his brother Bully, Alabama football's first All-American, he had a profound affect on how we all live our lives ...

Static electricity often just seems like an everyday annoyance when a wool sweater crackles as you pull it off, or when a doorknob delivers an unexpected zap. Regardless, the phenomenon is much more ...

A Van de Graff generator and some pie pans are all it takes to convince people that you can make metal bend to your will. Or that you’re being haunted by a poltergeist. Judge the gullibility of your ...