The same team is now back with another surprising contraption: a miniature, plastic “lightning-in-a-box.” In a recent study ...
Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is lifting the fog. Using mathematical calculations, ...
Penn State researchers found that lightning-like discharges may occur inside materials such as glass and quartz, potentially ...
The scientific community long assumed that to understand how lightning works, one needed a ...
Lightning has captivated scientists for centuries, but despite extensive research, the precise atmospheric conditions that trigger a lightning strike within thunderclouds have remained a profound ...
Scientists have shown that lightning-like bursts can be recreated in small blocks of solid materials in the lab.
What steps can be taken to mitigate lightning strikes on future aircraft designs? This is what a recent study published in IEEE Access hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated new ...
Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is ...