"KAUST's Laser Horticulture is a single source light solution for indoor agriculture that saves water, energy and performs longer."
"Artificial lighting technologies are particularly useful in countries with limited sunlight and rainfall. In arid regions such as Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, over 95 percent of water can be lost through evaporation."
"The technology is scalable and validated in model plants (arabidopsis thaliana) that have shown positive growth compared to growth under white fluorescent light."
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