Bharat Rakshak

Minefield-clearing device from Raytheon uses a barrage of arrows:

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8355

a competitor, Metalstorm:

http://www.metalstorm.com/index.php?src ... egory=Main

Various advanced technologies related to coal-burning and emissions reduction are highlighted:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4466040.stm

Is clean coal in the offing?

And the Chinese could not have sustained their positions in the face of a counter-attack by the IA due to overextended lines of communication. They avoided addressing that question by their unilateral withdrawal. This is tantamount to saying that 1962 was our victory. I don't agree. The very reason...

US Military are looking at switching over to waterless 'no-flush urinals', which do not require any water to dispose of the urine. They are apparently being touted for the ability to save tremendously on water consumption: http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/FP/FC/elem30/urinal_specs.html http://www.build...

An Israeli system which translates dog barks can interpret when they are raising the alarm:

http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001966.html

Hmm, not sure how practical it is, but it's interesting, anyway.

Here's an article about the new holographic data storage drives: http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174400345 http://www.maxell-usa.com/Content/Pages/Page.asp?Section=pressreleases&department=maxellusa_pr&Line=datapr&Open=datapr41 Holographic disk drives will be b...

The superior street-lamp, also acts as a communication tower and as an electrical power source:

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e624a7e4-5b59- ... 511c8.html

To debut initially in Kenya, but further rollouts are planned in India, China, etc.

A new microwave device has been announced which can generate large amounts of hot water on demand: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051122.gthotwater1122/BNStory/Technology This eliminates the need to have a hot-water boiler tank to give hot water plumbing. The unit uses microwav...

But truly, where does the US protective sentiment towards Pakistan come from? A section of the US foreign policy establishment, or across the board? I've heard various voices in the US calling the AQ Khan revelations the worst debacle ever for US security. But who's arguing in the opposite direction...

Wave power is combined with desalination for a more efficient overall process:

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003776.html

Perhaps it could help coastal state like Tamil Nadu get more fresh water for drinking and irrigation, with less dependence on Cauvery.

A minor invention, perhaps. But with our 2-wheeler economy, it might save a number of lives: http://www.gizmag.com/go/4855/ Especially when you consider how Indian truck-drivers are. I once remember an episode of the news program 60 Minutes which mentioned how Israeli Air Force pilots were able to r...

Due to the threat of mosquito-borne encephalitis and West Nile virus, the US Dept of Agriculture is evaluating the effectiveness of active mosquito-trapping devices: http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/mmtesting.html The device is powered by a propane tank, which also produces the CO2 that is used to lure...

A faster way to identify pathogens for infectious diseases:

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Articles/2 ... potter.htm

Some New York company has developed a faster, cheaper, and smaller means of performing PCR (polymerase chain reaction) for DNA amplification, which is used for DNA analysis: http://physorg.com/news8361.html Since India has a large biotech workforce and fast-growing biotech industry, we should pay at...

Gee, I've neglected this thread for too long. Here's one:

http://www.techreview.com/NanoTech-Mate ... 18,p1.html

Here's a couple more:

http://www.techreview.com/NanoTech-Devi ... 03,p1.html

http://www.dewalt.com/us/articles/artic ... ss&ID=1409

Please read some of these articles touting the return of airships in a modernized form: http://spot.colorado.edu/~dziadeck/airship/india.htm http://www.iitb.ac.in/~insight/issues/new/vol4iss6/airship.htm http://www.gizmag.com/go/4538/ http://www.millenniumairship.com/products.htm http://www.aero.iit...