Laser triggers electrical activity in thunderstorm for the first...

Artificial Lightning: Laser Triggers Electrical...
A team of European scientists has deliberately triggered electrical activity in thunderclouds for the first time, according to a new paper in the latest issue of Optics Express, the Optical...

Enhancing solar cells with nanoparticles
(Optical Society of America) Deriving plentiful electricity from sunlight at a modest cost is a challenge with immense implications for energy, technology and climate policy. A paper in a...

Engineering algae to make fuel instead of sugar
(Optical Society of America) In a paper in a special energy issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society's open-access journal, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, describe...

Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution...
Alcohol Can Be a Gas! is the only comprehensive book ever written on alcohol fuel production and use for home and farm. Until now, it has been very difficult for farmers, contractors,...

Backyard Market Gardening (Good Earth)
Discover how easy and profitable it is to grow and sell vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs and small livestock from your own backyard market garden. Learn how to: • Earn top dollar, with...