How Laser Lightning Rods Work to Redirect Deadly Strikes
Lightning rods that use laser beams can efficiently (and safely) guide bolts of lightning, preventing random strikes, scientists explain. Here’s how they work.
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Lightning rods that use laser beams can efficiently (and safely) guide bolts of lightning, preventing random strikes, scientists explain. Here’s how they work.
Scientists decided to test if a laser beam pointed at the sky could act like one big virtual and movable lightning rod. Scientists were able to create a virtual lightning rod using a large, powerful laser atop a mountain in Switzerland,...
Scientists were able to create a virtual lightning rod using a large, powerful laser atop a mountain in Switzerland, successfully diverting the path of lightning strikes.
Scientists were able to create a virtual lightning rod using a large, powerful laser atop a mountain in Switzerland, successfully diverting the path of lightning strikes.
A European consortium headed by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), École Polytechnique (Paris), EPFL, hes-so, and TRUMPF has managed to direct lightning by making use of a high-power laser installed at the top of Mount Säntis located in Switzerland.