For the first time, scientists were able to show they can bend lightning from a storm with a laser. The project, 20 years in the making, required a super powerful laser to be shot into the sky.

Every laser cutter enthusiast eventually pops the question: how on earth do I align an invisible beam that’s more-than-happy to zap my eyeballs, not to mention torch everything else in its pa… ...

The Iron Beam is the most advanced, operational laser in the world, though England, the US, and others have relatively advanced lasers.

A rapidly firing laser can divert lightning strikes, scientists have shown for the first time in real-world experiments 1. The work suggests that laser beams could be used as lightning rods to ...