High-powered lasers can be used to steer lightning strikes

Benjamin Franklin fashioned the first lightning rod in the 18th century. Scientists are now improving on that innovation by employing a high-powered laser. This Laser Lightning Rod could safeguard critical infrastructure including power stations, airports, wind farms and launchpads.

Firing Intense Laser Pulses at the Sky Can Divert Lightning

Rare, 'rule-breaking' quasicrystal found in chunk of 'fossilized' lightning