SMRTR Science & EngineeringApr 23, 2025Hacker News

First Successful Lightning Triggering and Guiding Using a Drone

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NTT successfully triggered and guided lightning using a drone equipped with a specially designed protection cage. This groundbreaking experiment demonstrated the effectiveness of electric field-based lightning triggering and drone protection technology, potentially leading to reduced lightning damage to cities and infrastructure in the future.

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