Collaborate Disseminate
So far in this series, we’ve talked about man-made byproducts — Fordite, which is built-up layers of cured car enamel, and Trinitite, which was created during the first nuclear bomb …read more Continue reading Boss Byproducts: Fulgurites Are Fossilized Lightning
Thor and the Hulk may be more closely related than we thought. Thunderstorms are known to produce gamma rays in the atmosphere, but a new study has found that not only do they happen way more often than we realized, but they’re much weirder.Continue Re… Continue reading Storm clouds generate strange gamma radiation
Thor and the Hulk may be more closely related than we thought. Thunderstorms are known to produce gamma rays in the atmosphere, but a new study has found that not only do they happen way more often than we realized, but they’re much weirder.Continue Re… Continue reading Storm clouds generate strange gamma radiation
Thor and the Hulk may be more closely related than we thought. Thunderstorms are known to produce gamma rays in the atmosphere, but a new study has found that not only do they happen way more often than we realized, but they’re much weirder.Continue Re… Continue reading Storm clouds generate strange gamma radiation
Do you live in a lightning hotspot? A new set of maps shows just where all that discharged electricity makes contact with the ground across the United States each year. Tip: If you’re worried about getting hit, you might want to skip Florida.Continue R… Continue reading Lightning maps show where 36.8 million strikes sizzle the US each year
This six-piece key ring cable not only lets you fast-charge all manner of USB devices, it also provides speedy data transfer of up to 480Mbps. Continue reading Get a 5-Foot Fast Charging Universal Cable for Just $21.99
This six-piece key ring cable not only lets you fast-charge all manner of USB devices, it also provides speedy data transfer of up to 480Mbps. Continue reading Get a 5-Foot Fast Charging Universal Cable for Just $21.99
The eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Volcano on January 15, 2022, lasted at least 11 hours and produced a record-breaking amount of lightning. The information gathered about the eruption can be used to better monitor aviation-related hazards arising from thes… Continue reading Hunga Volcano eruption produced record-breaking lightning show
Mark it on your calendars, folks — this is the week that the term RUD has entered the public lexicon. Sure, most of our community already knows the acronym for …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: April 23, 2023
In what sounds like a superhero’s origin story, scientists have discovered a new type of material created after lightning struck a tree. This particular form of crystalline phosphorus has never been seen on Earth, and could belong to a new mineral grou… Continue reading Strange new material discovered in “fossilized lightning”