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Researchers have discovered that ice can generate electricity when bent or deformed, offering new insight into both nature and technology. Credit: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Ice can generate electricity when bent, a process called flexoelectricity. The discovery connects to lightning formation and future device applications. Ice is among the most common materials on Earth, covering glaciers, mountain ranges, and the …

NEW YORK (AP) — Every year, summer arrives with a buzzing energy. School’s out, the sun is shining, music is blaring out of car windows and speakers are blasting on the beach. But this summer, the beaches seem quieter. The playlists feel aimless. The radio waves aren’t being dominated by the usual upbeat, sing-along tune. Where is our song of …

But just how much harder? In 1962, the mathematician Tibor Radó invented a new way to explore this question through what he called the busy beaver game. To play, start by choosing a specific number of rules — call that number n. Your goal is to find the n-rule Turing machine that runs the longest before eventually halting. This machine …

The song “Ordinary” by Alex Warren begins with a problem. “They say the holy water’s watered down, and this town’s lost its faith,” declares the singer, in a track that spent several weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 until recently. Where is he to find a transcendent experience, then, if not in his faith? He finds it in his wife; …

Where is this year’s song of the summer? It’s the question that’s haunted road trippers and pool partiers for months now. But like so many low-stakes mysteries, the answer has been hiding in plain sight (or, in this case, earshot) all along. If we’re going with cold, hard facts — Billboard chart data — there’s one song that’s dominated the …