The work could be a step toward understanding the effects behind the phenomenon of static electricity, in which electric charge accumulates on materials after they are rubbed or touched together.

Mainland scientists have discovered a "super material" that is as light as a balloon yet as strong as metal, which could be developed by the mainland's military into armour that protects troops ...

The plaque, created by the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron's non-commissioned officers, has written "Made in China" and "Disassembled in the U.S." on it, featuring "material from the Chinese balloon ...

Imagine you're at a hot air balloon event. The balloonists are busy preparing for flight. They spread out the enormous balloons on the grass and check all the lines. The talk is all about today's ...

Promoted as a way to bring communications to the most remote parts of the globe, it used gigantic, high-altitude balloons equipped with communication hardware for air to ground, as well as air to ...

Art Thompson:There's a series of nylon strings that run through that balloon material to be able to carry the weight. 801:01:26:02 01:01:31:20Narrator:As the balloon climbs, the helium expands ...