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MIT engineers design simulation tool to predict lightning strikes on modern aircraft

R esearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a new physics-based tool that can predict how ...
POWER Magazine

Keeping Substations Shielded: Maintaining Proper Protection from Lightning

Electrical substations utilize direct lightning stroke shielding to help ensure proper operation, and to prevent costly damages and extended outages. While modern substation designs and equipment make ...
pv magazine International

Smartvolt adds rooftop lightning protection to pre-assembled mounting system

Swiss mounting system manufacturer Smartvolt has added lightning safety to its pre-assembled, foldable SmartSolarBox solution for installers of flat roofs and temporary sites. It also now supports 600 ...
Aviation Week

FAA Orders 747 Lightning Protection System Inspections

Undetected degradation of key lightning protection system parts prompted Boeing to recommend prompt inspections on all 747s, and the FAA is mandating the work for U.S.-registered aircraft. Boeing uses ...
The New York Times

One of the Luckiest Lightning Strikes Ever Recorded

Brazilian researchers captured on camera the brief moment when lightning rods on buildings released an upward discharge to attract incoming lightning. By Nicholas Bakalar Benjamin Franklin invented ...
Press Trust of India on MSN

Transbolt Unveils India’s First Lightning Prevention System — NIVARAK — at REI Expo 2025

G reater Noida, November 4th, 2025 — Transbolt – Blitzshield Safety Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a leader in electrical safety and sustainable energy systems, proudly unveiled NIVARAK, India’s first ...