Florida is the state where lightning strikes, and it is more than twice. With summer bringing multiple thunderstorms weekly the chances for tree damage are quite possible. Lightning protection systems ...

The share of wind power in total electric power generation is expected to increase, and with that comes a requirement for this carbon-free source to be more reliable. The most important component of a ...

IIHS testing gives the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning strong driver safety but a surprise rating for rear passengers in new crash ...

Ed Lobnitz, retired principal/senior electrical engineer at TLC Engineering Solutions, wrote the chapter on lightning protection for towers that has appeared in several editions of the NAB Engineering ...

For years, Customs and Border Protection agents have been quietly harvesting DNA from American citizens, including minors, ...

NASA released a video that shows over 10 years of lightning bolts striking the protection system at Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The U.S. space agency said they decided to ...

It's a common mistake to test something other than the grounding system and then conclude the grounding system is good, regardless of its actual (and unknown) condition. That mistake, in turn, leads ...

A. Electrical power systems are grounded (connected to the earth) to limit the voltage induced by lightning, line surges, or unintentional contact by higher‑voltage lines and stabilize the system ...

The development of the Tianlong-3 liquid launch vehicle began in March 2022. The total length of the rocket is 72 meters, with a launch weight of approximately 600 tons. The first stage of the rocket ...

Billy Martin works on a composite wind turbine blade to test technology he has invented for protecting blades from lightning strikes. Martin is director and senior research scientist in the ...

LAKE CITY AS SCHEDULED. LESS THAN TWO DAYS TO THE ARTEMIS LAUNCH AND CREWS ARE ALREADY ASSESSING THE LIGHTNING STRIKES TO THE TOWERS AT THE LAUNCH PAD. NASA HAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE THREE STRIKES ...

ABB's new manufacturing and R&D facility in Nottingham, UK ABB Installation Products opens a £27m state-of-the-art ...