Powerful laser blast used to control lightning for the first time

[admin]

This is the first ever real-world demonstration of the effect

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[Allan Brewer]

Is there any chance this could be used to harness lightning as sustainable power?
I guess storage would be the problem?

 

[bolide2]

Is there any chance this could be used to harness lightning as sustainable power?
I guess storage would be the problem?

Maybe if you could somehow use the lightning strike to charge a capacitor ...