In storm clouds, ice does more than just float or fall—it might actually help generate electricity. A new study in Nature Physicsfinds that when ordinary ice is bent, it can produce an electric charge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For most people, ice means danger, slick roads, broken pipes, and power outages. But a new discovery from researchers in China ...

In brief: The process that creates lightning has never been precisely understood, but scientists know that ice plays a crucial role. New research into developing cold electrical components may have ...