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Move over Ben Franklin: Laser lightning rod electrifies scientists

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Washington DC, US Reuters When Benjamin Franklin fashioned the first lightning rod in the 1750s following his famous experiment flying a kite with a key attached during a thunderstorm, the American inventor had no way of knowing this would remain the state of the art for centuries. Scientists now are moving to improve on that 18th century […]