Nearly 800 million people worldwide don’t have access to safe drinking water, and some 2.5 billion people live in precariously unsanitary conditions, according to the Centers for Disea... Read more
Can cloud formation, precipitation or thunderstorms be influenced by laser light irradiation? This issue has been investigated by researchers from KIT’s Institute for Meteorology and Climate... Read more
A new type of nanoscale engine has been proposed that would use quantum dots to generate electricity from waste heat, potentially making microcircuits more efficient. “The system is re... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Lasers that stimulate condensation may help to induce rain artificially. The rain dance is getting a twenty-first-century revamp using laser technology. Optical physicist... Read more
