Electrostatic motor

An electrostatic machine, comprising:

• a plurality of plates including a plurality of rotor plates and a plurality of stator plates,
• wherein the plurality of plates includes at least one glass plate;
• a rotor stack comprising the plurality of rotor plates, each rotor plate of the plurality of rotor plates comprising a plurality of rotor electrodes on each side of the rotor plate;
• and
• a stator stack comprising the plurality of stator plates, each stator plate of the plurality of stator plates comprising a plurality of stator electrodes on each side of the stator plate,
• wherein the plurality of rotor plates alternate with the plurality of stator plates.

An electrostatic machine, comprising:

• a plurality of plates including at least one rotor plate with at least one rotor electrode thereon and at least one stator plate with at least one stator electrode thereon,
• wherein the plurality of plates includes at least one glass plate;
• and
• wherein the at least one rotor electrode and the at least one stator electrode are separated by a gap and form a capacitor.