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The Daily Galaxy on MSN2h
Japan Has Successfully Used Drones to Trigger and Guide Lightning Strikes — Announcing a New Era of Storm Control
Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) has successfully developed and tested the world’s first drone-based ...
Japan summons LIGHTNING from skies using hi-tech drone and then ‘catches’ it in ‘world first’ to generate free power
DEADLY lightning could soon be a worry of the past thanks to a new power-hungry drone that may generate free electricity in ...
Ukrainska Pravda on MSN3d
Ukrainian military to receive new FPV drone with electric motor
Ukraine’s Defence Ministry has formally codified and approved the use of the Heneral Chereshnia unmanned FPV aircraft system.
ZME Science on MSN2d
Japanese Scientists Just Summoned Lightning with a Drone. Here’s Why
On a stormy day, engineers at Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) launched a small aircraft into the ...
Government Technology2d
How do you get a drone to control lightning strikes?
About 1.4 billion lightning strikes occur around the world each year — if we could harness them, it would meet roughly 1.5 ...
New Atlas3d
Faraday-caged drone triggers and directs lightning strikes
In a world first, Japanese researchers flew a lightning-proof drone in a thunderstorm, using it to induce and direct natural ...
PG&E showcases drone tech for electrical inspections before National Drone Safety Day
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) demonstrated its use of drones to inspect electrical systems ahead of National Drone ...
Powersports Business1d
Bombardier’s new concept could redefine marine patrol and border defense
The Sea-Drone 88, a unique concept proposed by venture capitalist Charles Bombardier that could redefine marine patrol and ...
U.S. agencies alarmed by China’s curbs on exports of rare-earth minerals
Beijing’s curbs on rare earth exports, used to make military drones, consumer electronics, electric cars and more, have ...