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Scientists from ICN2, Xi’an Jiaotong University, and Stony Brook University have discovered that ordinary ice can generate electricity when bent or deformed. This groundbreaking finding could change how we understand lightning formation and open doors to new cold-weather technologies.

🔍 Key discoveries:

Ice exhibits flexoelectricity: it produces electric charge when mechanically stressed.

Ice also shows ferroelectricity at temperatures below -113°C (160K), creating a second electricity-generation mechanism.

Measured flexoelectric properties rival advanced materials like titanium dioxide.

The findings provide a potential explanation for how ice particles in thunderstorms charge up to produce lightning.

🌍 Why it matters:
Beyond meteorology, these properties could lead to electronic devices in extreme cold, scientific sensors in glaciers or polar regions, and low-cost energy solutions in remote environments. Ice may hold untapped technological potential right under our noses — or feet!

Would you like to see ice-powered devices in the future, or is this just nature showing off?

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