Solar Surgery
Chris writes "Scientists in Israel have developed a device based on a concave dish that intensifies sunlight by a factor of 15,000. By focusing this light into an optical fiber and delivering it to an operating theatre, the team says its solar-surgery setup promises to be a low-cost alternative to laser surgery." Everyone who used to operate on GI Joe figures with a magnifying glass is cheering for this to be commercially successful.
Soon we will see film of Palestinians running around with smoke coming from the seats of their pants as they try to walk past hospitals...
I love stacking my barbecues in the shed at the end of summer - you can't beat a bit of grill on grill action.