CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 16. -- The first successful experiments in photographing the spectrum of lightning -- the divisions of color which combine to produce the white glare of the lightning flash ...

During their experiment conducted on top of Mount Säntis in Switzerland, scientists were able to change the direction of lightning using a high-powered laser. We explain how this was done.

The reverse is possible as well, and experiments are underway across the world in harvesting sound for electricity. The ...