A growing body of research into laser-guided lightning and satellite-based wildfire monitoring is fueling interest in whether emerging technology can actually redirect electrical discharges before ...

In a world first, Japanese researchers flew a lightning-proof drone in a thunderstorm, using it to induce and direct natural lightning strikes. The team is now working on how this flying lightning rod ...

What steps can be taken to mitigate lightning strikes on future aircraft designs? This is what a recent study published in IEEE Access hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated new ...