Physicists have long known how lightning ends, in a blinding discharge that can heat air hotter than the surface of the Sun, but the precise trigger that starts a bolt inside a cloud has remained ...

A single green laser, a glass bead smaller than a bacterium and a lab in Austria are helping you see lightning in a new way. Scientists have found a way to watch an object build electric charge in ...

Using a precisely aligned pair of laser beams, scientists can now hold a single aerosol particle in place and monitor how it charges up. The particle’s glow signals each step in its changing ...

A new acoustic levitation technique combines sound waves and electric charge to control multiple particles without physical ...

A green spectacle. With protective eyewear, ISTA PHD student Andrea Stöllner takes a glimpse into the experimental chamber (in the foreground) where two laser beams trap a single particle. One ...

Many brands have adopted voluntary standards and certification schemes as part of their sustainability efforts, and many consumers look out for their logos and labels on the products they buy. But do ...

After a tough 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, the Tampa Bay Lightning have made a roster move. The Lightning have announced that they have assigned forward Boris Katchouk to their American Hockey ...

Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival. Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning have made a roster move, as forward Scott Sabourin has been assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Sabourin played in his first three ...

Using lasers as tweezers to understand cloud electrification might sound like science fiction, but at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) it is a reality. By trapping and charging ...

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