Duncan Graham-Rowe reports. You might think that the idea of using a state-of-the-art laser to replace something as cheap and simple as a spark plug was over the top and an excessive use of ...

That fact hasn't stood in the way of breathless reports about laser spark plugs being the next big thing. Fast Company goes as far as to disparage the gasoline engine as antiquated and filthy ...

but a team of Colorado State University researchers have applied for a patent for laser spark plugs. Looks like Dr. Evil was ahead of his time. We may not have sharks with "frickin' laser beams ...