Above: An autonomous vehicle that deploys a conducting cable in wind turbine blades to determine lightning protection system continuity and reduce maintenance costs. Wind turbines are potential ...

It’s a safe bet that lightning is going to strike twice around Vipin Kumar. In fact, he makes sure it does – every time he ...

Kumar learned that ORNL's carbon fiber could be customized for greater conductivity, inspiring him to test it in an entire ... efficiency with effective lightning protection.