Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months ago

Swiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a laser

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Swiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a laser

Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months ago

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Laser-guided lightning - Nature Photonics

A terawatt laser filament is shown to be able to guide lightning over a distance of 50 m in field trials on the Säntis mountain in the Swiss Alps.

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