How We'll Control Lightning with Laser Beams [Science]

The lightning rod hasn't exactly needed improvement since its inception by Ben Franklin in 1749, but that isn't stopping a French research team's efforts to replace the charge-catching metal poles with frickin' lasers. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/6-KxKjWG04w/how-to-control-lightning-with-laser-beams

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