Copyright 2000 The Buffalo News
Buffalo News (New York)

September 3, 2000, Sunday, FINAL EDITION

SECTION: BUSINESS, Pg. 7B

LENGTH: 493 words

HEADLINE: CUTTING EDGE, ALL RIGHT;
LASER BEAMS CUT THROUGH METAL, SO WHY NOT THROUGH GRASS?

BODY:
Laser beams cut through metal, so why not through grass?

A German company says it has developed a luxury lawnmower that does away with old-fashioned blades or wires and slices grass by laser, cutting it so finely that the pieces can simply stay on the ground as fertilizer.

Wolf & Garden, known as a maker of traditional lawnmowers, says the two-seat convertible is powerful enough to be registered for road use -- and would cost as much as a fine car: $ 30,000.