Technology Overview. Rammed Aggregate Piers are a patented/proprietary ground improvement system that uses compacted aggregate to create stiff pier elements. The installation process modifies the soil surrounding the piers.
Foxfire, also sometimes called fairy fire, is the bioluminescence created by some species of fungi present in decaying wood. The bluish-green glow is attributed to luciferase, an oxidative enzyme, which emits light as it reacts with luciferin.
BAZELL: Fireflies glow because they produce a chemical called luciferase. The light can be a beautiful sight on a summer evening. In the laboratory scientists can make the same glow with the chemical. The researchers first obtain the gene or the piece of the chemical DNA which makes the glowing chemical in fireflies. Next, using genetic engineering, they transfer the gene into pieces of the plants. These pieces grow into whole plants which glow.