its polymeric shell all oil or gas based fuels can be encapsulated and used in a single engine without the need for modification laser ignition of encapsulated fuel droplets decreases combustion and exhaust waste as each encapsulated fuel particle is ignited individually and is able to burn completely this method of encapsulating fuel can be used to create energy efficient engines turbines heaters furnaces and others devices which produce energy from oil based fuels the method requires significantly less laser energy to initiate burning with microcapsules the laser can activate a few capsules and ignites the fuel inside rather than igniting the entire amount of fuel in the combustion chamber within an internal combustion engine the laser can be more precisely timed electronically rather than mechanically through better timing it is possible to increase engine lifespan reduce vibration reduce fuel consumption and create cleaner exhaust additionally electronic timing of ignition removes the necessity of idling when the engine is not in use ignition can take place at any position of the piston to start the engine instantly being able to stop the engine rather than keep it idle increases fuel efficiency in automobiles which often undergo start and stop operation through the encapsulation the maximum compression ratio for the fuel.