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While lightning is a fascinating phenomenon, it's also infamous in its capacity for destruction and the danger it poses to ...
A Tokyo-based tech giant claims to have created the first drone in the world to induce and guide lightning strikes.
During a storm, i domestic electronic devices – including the modem – do not attract lightning as if they were ...
A new caged drone has been developed that can trigger lightning strikes and can safely redirect the electricity.
Thunder and lightning are scary enough when you're on the ground, but when you're thousands of feet up in the air, it's on a ...
As storm season ramps up, so does lightning danger -- and with it, decades of misinformation. Let's set the record straight ...
On a stormy day, engineers at Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) launched a small aircraft into the ...
The development of lightning-resistant structures for drones, enables them to withstand direct strikes without malfunctioning ...
Japanese tech conglomerate NTT has created a drone that triggers lightning, is then struck by a heavenly bolt it instigated, ...
Japan’s NTT develops drones that can trigger and guide lightning, aiming to protect cities and study storm behavior.
The outcome can vary widely based on not just the type of car, but also the type of lightning. Normally, air insulates the electrical charges in clouds from those on the ground. But according to ...