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Storing the spark, how humanity learned to capture and control electricity

From a piece of amber attracting fibers to man-made lightning bottled in glass jars, the story of electricity is really the story of learning to hold a force once thought divine. Each step toward ...
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What initiates lightning? There’s a new and likely better answer.

Engineers across many disciplines are aware of and concerned with lightning—and for good reasons. A lightning strike can cause significant structural damage, house and forest fires, and severe ...