“We found, from the first laser lightning event, that the discharge could follow the beam for almost 60 m (197 ft) before reaching the tower, thus increasing the radius of the protection surface ...

In 2024, there were at least 55,500 claims filed for damage caused by lightning, according to State Farm and the Insurance ...

Benjamin Franklin invented lightning rods in the 18th century, and the devices have been protecting buildings and people from the destructive forces of lightning ever since. But the details of how ...

But lightning rods protect only a very limited area proportional to their height. So today's show, why a group of European researchers are hoping the 21 century upgrade is a high-powered laser.

Lightning rods that use laser beams can efficiently (and safely) guide bolts of lightning, preventing random strikes, scientists explain. Here’s how they work.

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 ...