Scientists can now divert lightning thanks to new rapid-fire laser beams
Laser technology could help protect large areas like airports and rocket launch pads from the devastating power of lightning.
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Laser technology could help protect large areas like airports and rocket launch pads from the devastating power of lightning.
When Benjamin Franklin fashioned the first lightning rod in the 1750s following his famous experiment flying a kite with a key attached during a thunderstorm, the American inventor had no way of
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