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This rapid-fire laser diverts lightning strikes

Technology that produces 1,000 pulses of light per second makes bolts change course high in the Alps.
  1. Elizabeth Gibney
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A rapidly firing laser can divert lightning strikes, scientists have shown for the first time in real-world experiments1. The work suggests that laser beams could be used as lightning rods to protect infrastructure, although perhaps not any time soon.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00080-7

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  1. Houard, A. et al. Nature Photon. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01139-z (2023).

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