But what about an electrostatic corona motor? If your knowledge of turning high voltage into rotational energy is a bit rusty, let [Jay Bowles] show you the ropes in his latest Plasma Channel video.

A Corona motor makes use of a cool phenomenon called the Corona discharge, which is the ionization of a fluid (in this case, air) surrounding a conductor that is energized.

THE description by Van Wyk and Kühn1 of their corona motor reminded me that a number of years ago I made an electrostatic motor, in basic concept not unlike their motor, but fitted with metal ...