Future scientific marvels on the Webhttp://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/24/375689.aspx Science News: Secret Soviet herb finds its way west The Future of Things: Propulsion breakthrough? (via Slashdot) KurzweilAI.net: Bootstrapping our way to an ageless future Tech Review: Will solar-powered laser solve energy woes? en-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)Future scientific marvels on the Webhttp://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/09/24/375689.aspx#376958Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:40:07 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:376958steve smyth lynn maRE Solar Powered Laser... <br>why not just boil the oceans for steam? <br>The Caspian Sea would probably heat Central Europe for decades...laser it...boil it...pipe it, and ya got good ol' s s s steam heat...makes sense to me...at least as much as most of the other ideas being tossed around... <br>Hi Al....welcome back...have a chuckle...