Lightning charging cellphones?

Lightning has long been a weather phenomena capable of zapping a phone, but now, scientists have figured out a way to use a bolt to charge one, too.
Scientists at the University of Southampton and cellphone maker Nokia announced they have successfully charged a Nokia Lumia 925 using nothing but simulated lightning, according to a Conversations by Nokia release.
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And it only took them a few seconds to fully charge the phone.
Here's how they did it — using a transformer-driven alternate current, scientists channeled more than 200,000 volts of electricity to simulate the heat and light of a lightning bolt, according to a TreeHugger.com report. Then, they put the signal through a second transformer to charge the phone.
While the experiment is a big achievement in the science world, don't expect to see lightning-charged phones becoming a common sight in the near future. Nokia said the test was just a way to generate new ideas for charging cellphones rather than developing serious plans for a phone that is charged by weather.


Link: http://www.weather.com/news/science/lightning-charging-cell-phones-20131002