For centuries, stories about will-o’-the-wisps have captured the popular imagination. Countless tales have been told to ...

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Scientists have discovered that ordinary ice is a flexoelectric material, capable of generating electricity when bent or unevenly deformed. At very low temperatures, it can even become ferroelectric, ...

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The musician and record producer Brian Eno delves into his experiments with ambient music, his thoughts on generative A.I. and his deep gratitude for the uniqueness of human life.

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The experiments demonstrate that ice exhibits two distinct types of electrical behavior: flexoelectricity at higher ...

The Nobel Prize is considered the "Mount Everest of science." But it faces criticism over how winners are chosen, and may give a warped idea of scientific progress.

It is a well-known fact that water and electricity do not mix, but new research suggests ice is a flexoelectric material - which, in layman's terms, means it can produce electricity. It's unlikely ...

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