The idea of using powerful lasers to redirect lightning discharges has been studied previously, but no results have successfully demonstrated the concept. A powerful laser that is pointed toward the ...

“All of a sudden, I smelled something. The smell of electrical wire burning,” homeowner Julie Baruchman said. For Baruchman, a lightning strike sparked the flames that gutted her house last summer.

SPOKANE, Wash.-- For the first time, scientists have proof that lasers can help direct where lightning strikes go. This may be the biggest breakthrough in lightning safety since Ben Franklin invented ...

A laser that redirects lightning could be used to protect critical buildings during storms. When an electric charge builds up in clouds, lightning can either propagate downwards, from clouds to the ...

Thor would be proud when he learns that earthlings have found out how to trigger and redirect lightning through the use of lasers. How can laser beams control lightning bolts? Scientists have been ...