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A drone with a solar-powered laser-plasma engine is described, highlighting its energy efficiency and potential applications.

I wear my fear around me / I fan it out on my pillow

Bianchon, a physician to whom science owes a fine system of theoretical physiology, was isolated during his life by his egoism, and died in final impenitence, as do many noble geniuses. Horace...

The misadventures of a group of reluctant soldiers during the American civil war - in many ways, this story anticipates Catch 22.

My horse gave up all ambitious effort, and told me that the boundary line of the old Spanish grant was a creek. George rode powerful native roan, wild-eyed, and woke me up the next morning. The...

Dr Ragin is honest and intelligent but lacks the strength of character to see to it that life around him is honest and intelligent - which h

The confession of a convicted killer sheds light on the disappearance of a mysterious Frenchman - along with the entire train he was travell

An officer of the Cuirassier Life Guards left the service and retired to a monastery to become a monk. He learned to dance and was soon invited to all the balls in the best circles. Two weeks...

A tough gang member wanted for murder meets a lady in a bar.

Mr. Pottle was a barber and tasted popoi and found it rather nasty. He addressed Tiki Tiu with brisk and confident familiarity. Mr. Pottle did not sleep well that night, and ventured on other...

Mrs. Grove called from the door that opened towards the garden, but no answer came. She went to the foot of the stairs and called again, but there was no reply, so she went up stairs to looks for...

King Charles the Eighth hired foreign gentlemen to ornament the castle of Amboise, including an Italian named Angelo Cappara, who would throw himself at her feet and kiss, fondle, caress, bite. One...