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Published online 19 August 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020812-12
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Solar surgery hots up
Concentrated sunlight rivals lasers and solar panels.
In Israel's sizzling Negev Desert, scientists have been carrying out the first trials of solar surgery - burning tissue with concentrated sunlight.
Sunbeams could one day shrivel burn away tumours, offering an alternative to laser surgery.
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