富兰克林用风筝取电的故事可谓家喻户晓。富兰克林追求真理的执着精神激励了一代又一代的科学家。现在,人类虽然已经知道了闪电的形成机理,但却仍然不能随意地控制闪电的发生。最近,法国的一群科学家们想到了一个办法,他们打算用激光来引诱闪电的发生。我们不妨看看他们是怎么做的。 The story of Franklin’s use of kites for electricity is well known. Franklin’s dedication to the pursuit of truth has inspired generations of scientists. Although humans already know the formation mechanism of lightning, they still cannot control the occurrence of lightning arbitrarily. Recently, a group of French scientists thought of a solution. They intended to use lasers to induce lightning. Let us look at how they did it.