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Ubiquitous Carbon Film Found to Control Static Charge Flow on Insulating Oxides

Acoustic-levitation experiments show surface contamination sets the direction of charge exchange between ostensibly identical materials.

Scientists Capture UV Corona Glows on Trees During Thunderstorms for the First Time

Perseverance Records First Direct Electrical Discharges on Mars

Tiny Electric Discharges Between Methane Microbubbles Point to Will-o’-the-Wisp Cause

Ordinary Ice Generates Electricity When Bent, Study Finds

Authorities Renew Lightning Safety Guidance as Storms Hit Parts of Mexico

DRK Issues Lightning Safety Guidance for Summer Storms

ISS Astronaut’s Photo Confirmed as Rare Gigantic Jet and Joins Spritacular Database

Germany Set to Record Lowest Lightning Activity in 15 Years

Electric Fields and X-Rays Drive Photoelectric Chain That Ignites Lightning

ISS Photo of Rare Gigantic Jet Joins NASA’s Spritacular Database

Astronaut’s ISS Photo Captures Rare Red Sprite Above Mexico and U.S.

KIST Engineers Metal-Free Electric Motor With Purified Carbon Nanotube Coils

Scientists Achieve First Ground-Based Detection of Gamma-Ray Flash Linked to Lightning

Researchers Develop System to Generate Electricity from Rainwater Using Plug Flow

Himalayan Thunderstorms Linked to Record-Breaking Red Sprite Displays

Stanford Researchers Propose Microlightning as Key to Life’s Origins

Study Suggests 'Microlightning' in Water Droplets May Have Sparked Life on Earth

Scientists Discover Contact History Drives Static Electricity Behavior

Germany Records Over 1.5 Million Lightning Strikes in 2024, Highest Since 2018