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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.

3 days ago·Charlottesville, United States

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