Collects energy from lightning storms and turns it into battery packs. Lightning on a Farm can be troublesome. It can destroy trees and crops, and generally make a mess of your meticulously planned ...

Spratt lightning rod point, 1850, marked: "J Spratt / Platinum Silver / Patent Jan 8, 1850". The marking refers to US Patent 7008, "Improvements in Alloys for Points of Lightning-Rods," issued to ...

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 ...

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