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No one wants to get stuck in the middle of the lightning storm, but something can warn us if the storm getting closer.

Nokia is attempting to turn your phone into a warning system. Lightning bolt is an electric current that emits radio waves which produces 10 hertz and 5 gigahertz frequency. Nokia is trying to utilize receiver technologies already existing in phones (Bluetooth, FM, tri-band, GSM, Wi-Fi and RFID) to intercept radio waves produced by lightning bolts and with the help of software calculating the distance, can warn you of a storm getting closer to you.

Nokia has already filed a patent for the new idea that has a potential to save lives.

Cellphones could warn of imminent lightning strike [via NewScienceTech.com]