Will-o‘-the-Wispen kann durch winzige Blitzkögel entzündet werden, die durch scharbende Mikrobläschen von Luft und Methan erzeugt werden
New theory may at last explain a swamp’s ghostly will-o’-the-wisps
Will-o‘-the-Wispen kann durch winzige Blitzkögel entzündet werden, die durch scharbende Mikrobläschen von Luft und Methan erzeugt werden
New theory may at last explain a swamp’s ghostly will-o’-the-wisps
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>Under a midnight moon, Luigi Garlaschelli peered out over graves. This University of Pavia chemist was scouting for glowing balls of light. They’re known throughout the world by a number of names. One of the most common is will-o’-the-wisp. Like a ghostbuster, Garlaschelli wore a device to vacuum up a wisp for study — should one appear.
>To his disappointment, none did. But throughout history, plenty of other people have reported seeing these ghostly glows. For hundreds of years, tales have recounted bluish lights floating above swamps and cemeteries.
>With limited success, Garlaschelli and others have searched to understand what might cause them. Now, a team of chemists have turned up an unexpected new clue to their possible source: [micro-sparks of electricity](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2521255122).
>And there may be additional payoff for this research. Those itsy-bitsy zaps might offer chemists a green trigger to drive useful chemical reactions.
[Read more here](https://www.snexplores.org/article/swamp-gas-methane-will-o-wisp-chemistry) and the [research article here](https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2521255122).