Laser experiment hopes to save farm water

Seventy-six years after the invention of the modern sprinkler helped revolutionize farming, lasers may revolutionize it again.

Seventy-six years after the invention of the modern sprinkler helped revolutionize farming, lasers may revolutionize it again.

Jan Kleissl and a handful of his students at the University of California at San Diego think technology using laser beams might lead to a better way to conserve the millions of gallons of water sprayed each year on thirsty crops.

By JOHN ROGERS

Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES —

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