Laser lightning rod: Guiding bursts of electricity with a flash of light
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Using an experimental apparatus reminiscent of a classic Frankenstein movie, French researchers have coaxed laboratory-generated lightning into striking the same place, not just twice, but over and...
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