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Stony Brook Simulations Help Explain Lightning’s Mysterious Origins

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A recent study in Nature Physics reveals how ordinary ice can generate electricity, providing crucial insight into the origins of lightning. It was discovered that ice exhibits strong flexoelectricity--an electromechanical effect that occurs when the material is bent.

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Stony Brook Simulations Help Explain Lightning’s Mysterious Origins

A recent study in Nature Physics reveals how ordinary ice can generate electricity, providing crucial insight into the origins of lightning. It was discovered that ice exhibits strong flexoelectricity--an electromechanical effect that occurs when the material is bent.

8 hours ago·Charlottesville, United States

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