The experiments demonstrate that ice exhibits two distinct types of electrical behavior: flexoelectricity at higher ...

Ice, a common material, holds mysteries about its electrical behavior, with flexoelectricity potentially explaining ...

In storm clouds, ice does more than just float or fall—it might actually help generate electricity. A new study in Nature ...

The study published last month in the science journal, Nature Physics, explains how ice can produce electricity, similar to ...

A full understanding of how lightning forms in the clouds has eluded scientists, but new research promises to solve this enduring mystery. reading time 2 minutes Lightning has long terrified and ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — After a soggy week in the Coastal Bend, not only did we see some heavy downpours but we saw some thunderstorms roll through too. What follows behind thunder? Of course, it's ...

Water droplets create “microlightning” when they split, producing electrical discharges without any external power source These tiny electrical sparks can transform simple gases into complex organic ...

A new study suggests that cloud-to-ground lightning might have been key in creating the building blocks essential for life on Earth from nitrogen and carbon. In Earth's early days, comets, asteroids ...