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Lightning control by lasers

Nature Photonics volume 3, pages 120–121 (2009)Cite this article

Powerful lightning strikes pose a significant threat to buildings and people, but imagine if it were possible to control and direct them with a laser beam. Nature Photonics spoke to Jérôme Kasparian, a researcher from the University of Geneva and co-ordinator of the Teramobile project, about the idea.

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Graydon, O. Lightning control by lasers. Nature Photon 3, 120–121 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2009.9

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