For the first time, scientists were able to show they can bend lightning from a storm with a laser. The project, 20 years in the making, required a super powerful laser to be shot into the sky. The ...

Lightning rods (and the accompanying protection system) are designed to protect a house or building from a direct lightning strike and, in particular, a lightning-initiated fire. Note that lightning ...

Swiss physicists have achieved a groundbreaking breakthrough in lightning control using laser beams, which could lead to advanced lightning protection systems for critical infrastructure such as ...

Researchers have successfully harnessed the power of lasers to deflect lightning strikes. IFLScience reports that Dr. Aurélien Houard and his team at ENSTA Paris have demonstrated that lasers can ...

From the "Downvalley solutions to upvalley problems" department, comes the following suggestion for the Main Street property owner that isn't allowed to cut down his old spruce tree.Stick a lighting ...

A house fire in Collin County caused by lightning has neighbors rushing to install what experts say is the only way to prevent a similar disaster from happening to them. Larry Breecher, a ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - With three lightning strikes hitting buildings and homes in just the past week around Central Texas, some homeowners are taking proactive measures to protect their homes, and some ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Lightning Rod Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The global lightning rod market to grow at a CAGR of 7 ...