The Labs That Go Boom: The Lightning Research Lab Builds its Own Bolts
A lucky few engineering students at the University of Florida get to
do something vaguely magical: conjure their own lightning. To make
bolts, students fire specially designed rockets, each of which trails
metal wires connected to sensors, directly into thunderstorms. Students
examine high-speed video of strikes to study lightning-bolt physics and
test materials by directing bolts toward a target.
The Labs That Go Boom: The Lightning Research Lab Builds its Own BoltsA lucky few engineering students at the University of Florida get to do something vaguely magical: conjure their own lightning. To make bolts, students fire specially designed rockets, each of which trails metal wires connected to sensors, directly into thunderstorms. Students examine high-speed video of strikes to study lightning-bolt physics and test materials by directing bolts toward a target.
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