Lightning is one of the great forces of nature. The huge releases of electricity release detectable electromagnetic emissions, as you might expect. The team at the [LVL1 Hackerspace] put together a ...

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Lightning is a powerful and seemingly mysterious force of nature, capable of releasing huge amounts of energy over relatively short times and striking almost at random. Lightning obeys the laws of ...

There could be a significant challenge with the weather as the U.S. Open at Oakmont gets into the final rounds. That’s because rain and even storms are showing up in the forecast. The saying goes, ...

Tired of running around unplugging electronics during lightning season, Dennis Page came up with what he thought was a better idea: a device to automatically disconnect gadgets. Little did he expect ...

Personal lightning detector? You mean, a long piece of metal tubing held high, so you’re the first to know when a storm is overhead? Hey, only kidding! Everybody knows it’s silly to wave metal around ...

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. — An alarm atop a sports facilities building will sound at 13 Anne Arundel County public schools when lightning is within an eight-mile radius of the device. The Earth ...