Bharat Rakshak

Sanjay M

Now this is a useful example of a military application for nanotechnology:

http://www.utdmercury.com/media/paper69 ... ercury.com

Sanjay M

FLIR Systems has a device that will monitor body temp of airport arrivals, to scan for flu:

http://www.e4engineering.com/Articles/2 ... finder.htm

Could be a useful way to intercept an epidemic

Sanjay M

Here's some odor-reducing bacteria-eating powder:

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060112.htm&no=31

Sanjay M

This is a good list -- 15 key technologies for 2006:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/special ... 76876.html

Hehe, "SPIT" -- that's a cute name.

Sanjay M

Here's one I liked. Distributed Power Grid Management:

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003990.html

Heh, the 'Ethernet' of Power Distribution. Also read about the distributed microturbine network that is also mentioned.

Sanjay M

treatment of powerplant effluent by algae can remove carbon emissions, as well as producing biomass fuel in the process: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-01-10-algae-powerplants_x.htm Meanwhile, Indians deciding to create diaspora knowledge network, to promote research in technologies more ...

Sanjay M

Ultra-WideBand, or Spread Spectrum technology offers the highest possible bandwidth: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,69990-0.html?tw=rss.index It's typically only meant for short-range use, like Bluetooth, but still it's another way to bpyass infrastructure bottlenecks. For example, streaming...

Sanjay M

I'm sure you all may remember the classic photoelectric effect. However, nano-scale physics has now enabled a new and improved version of this fundamental physical phenomenon: http://www.physorg.com/news9583.html The multi-electron photoelectric effect is made possible by photoelectric interaction w...

Sanjay M

More muscle for CSIR likely “By mid-2006, we plan to install a one-million litre per day plant for conversion of sea water into drinking water off the coast of Tamil Nadu. We also intend to install a 10-million litre per day plant to provide clean drinking water along the Indian coast by the end of...

Sanjay M

I really liked this idea, and think it will be very big in the not-too-distant future. Please read the whole article: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.01/prefab.html Unfortunately, it may be China which comes to dominate this market, given its labour cost advantages. But just as with automotive...

Sanjay M

Not sure if I posted this one before, but I liked it way back when I read about it: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725146.500 It's a powered portable cable-climber, designed for Special Ops under DARPA grant. http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=116&art_id=qw11...

Sanjay M

Now this would be useful for picking up INSAT4A broadcasts:

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4958/

A portable phased-array antenna, which could be embedded into a car roof.

Sanjay M

Sanjay, this is a really cool find. Fly genetics is well understood - but in the context of fruitfly, drosophilla melanogaster. I suspect, bees are not tooo different. Making these flies fluorescent green or red is relatively straightforward (also have them sterile so that they dont cross breed wit...

Sanjay M

On a related note, bees can be trained to detect landmines due to their high sensitivity to odours: http://www.primidi.com/2005/08/17.html Hmm, I wonder if this could be enhanced through genetic engineering? And along with that, give them a different colour, so that they're easily discernable from r...

Sanjay M

A new breathalyzer is a billion times more sensitive than the ones police use to detect alcohol:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=114

It can be used to detect all kinds of diseases, and even for organ donor rejection assessment.

Sanjay M

Since so many Indians rely purely on their feet for travel, and will likely do so for quite some time, new footsole technology could improve lives significantly: www.gizmag.com/go/4946/ www.toastyfeet.com/ Based on aerogel nano-porous foam, such footsoles would be extremely resilient, and also offer...

Sanjay M

Many Combinatorial Optimization problems are NP complete. Couple with that the widely held belief that P != NP, we are talking of huge computers - exceeding the number of particles in the universe - to solve even reasonably sized (approx. 100 city TSP) hard OR problems exactly. For some problems, e...

Sanjay M

A new design for an ion-trap chip could allow mass-production for quantum computing: http://www.techreview.com/InfoTech-Hardware/wtr_16063,294,p1.html This would certainly be a powerful technology, not just for quantum cryptography and cryptanalysis, but also for solving problems dealing with quantu...

Sanjay M

Seriously man, all compliments aside, you ought to make more of these. Become an animated political cartoonist, and make money off it. Remember this old favorite? http://www.gotlaughs.com/funpages/talibancan.cfm You can sell this kind of stuff for money to various Indian websites, and even insert ad...

Sanjay M

Rudra, I don't know what you do for a living, but you need to quit your dayjob and do stuff like this fulltime! With your talent, you could be minting money! Truly, your wit was so cutting that I almost had tears coming while I was laughing so hard. The humour was good, the animation was good, the s...

Sanjay M

A new technique has been developed to manufacture fine metal lattices by laser. The resulting lattice-networked part can offer the same strength with less than half the weight of regular bulk metal material. Sounds good for aerospace, and perhaps even automotive. http://www.physorg.com/news8974.html...

Sanjay M

Silicon-on-Plastic transistor technology could lead to large-sized roll-up screens, or even large roll-up phased array antennas:

http://www.techreview.com/InfoTech-Hard ... 94,p1.html

Sanjay M

yes, but one would expect that they'd have reformed themselves since then (eg. 2nd vatican council) apparently, old habits die hard. since their Euro-enmeshed byzantine policies continue to echo their ancient Holy Roman Empire roots, I'd say it's a good idea to make sure our own communities aren't e...

Sanjay M

Take a little look at this info - the Vatican was until recently hiding War Criminal and international fugitive General Ante Gotovina, and helping him to evade international justice: http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/11/news/croatia.php Intercepts of calls from Gotovina's cellphone stepped up the ...

Sanjay M

I remember seeing various articles on the discovery that a plant called the Brake Fern can absorb lots of arsenic from the groundsoil into its leaves. This type of phytoremediation would be excellent for India. Plants are easier to spread around and maintain than man-made filters. Are there any orga...

Sanjay M

An Israeli firm has developed Inorganic Fullerene (IF) materials so strong that they can withstand the equivalent impact force of 4 locomotives being dropped onto a fingernail: http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=102 http://www.physorg.com/news8947.html If this is the ultimate armor, then it woul...

Sanjay M

GE has unveiled a new type of insulation that can also be used for skylights and translucent panes. I read that competitor 3M is also going to be announcing similar products. http://www.gizmag.com/go/4919/ http://renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/productstory?id=40121 Aerogel is a nano-porous foam ...

Sanjay M

Boron carbide is apparently a natural choice for body armour due to its high hardness relative to weight. Researchers have developed a new process for improving its hardness and allowing more latitude on shapeforms:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/ ... 120505.php

Sanjay M

I suppose one might loosely call this 'geothermal' energy, but it's of a completely different variety, since it's heat drawn from merely the first few feet of your soil: http://www.iceenergyscotland.co.uk/surfacesoil.htm Actually, rather than think of this as geothermal energy, perhaps it's more app...

Sanjay M

US Tests Hummingbird UAV Helicopter

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4911/

Longer loiter time, higher operational ceiling

Sanjay M

Here's an idea for making automobiles more efficient by using thermoelectric elements to capture waste heat for re-use: http://www.techreview.com/NanoTech-Devices/wtr_15959,303,p1.html Could be a useful way to improve energy efficiency and gas mileage, especially in connection with hybrid-electric v...

Sanjay M

I keep reading about this Ammonia Salt approach to storing Ammonia, which is itself a source of hydrogen: http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/News.aspx?guid={E6FF7D39-1EDD-41A4-BC9A-20455C2CF1A7} It sounds interesting, but I'd like to know what its downside is, to see where it comes up short. Ammoni...

Sanjay M

The HiSentinel, an airship with composite hull, was flown to an altitude of 74,000 ft carrying a small 60-lb payload. Besides the obvious military applications of observation and airborne early warning, consider what this kind of "poor man's satellite" could do for wireless broadband cover...

Sanjay M

Interesting ideas in prefabricated housing, mixing aluminum and wood http://www.modularhousingsystem.com/ This American venture seems to have some China-based local partners, which might reduce their manufacturing costs. Take a look at their slideshow presentation : http://www.modularhousingsystem.c...

Sanjay M

Direct carbon fuel cell technology will allow direct conversion of carbon-containing waste into energy:

http://www.wired.com/news/planet/0,2782,69713,00.html

I wonder if this could be a powerful approach to waste treatment, as ever-expanding heaps of garbage are a problem facing the world as well.

Sanjay M

Nissan has developed an automotive paint that is resistant to scratches and even reverses them:

http://www.physorg.com/news8675.html

Sanjay M

The "honeypot network" has been shown to be the most effective solution against internet computer virus infections:

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8403

Sanjay M

The Cyclops Cam apparently differentiates between humans and dummies:

http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=2319702005

Sanjay M

Are rioting car-burning youths getting you down? Then check out this latest crowd-control solution, The Mosquito: http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/11/29/business/journal.php Gives new meaning to the phrase "bug off" ;P Just be sure not bring the police dogs or housepets into its vicinity!

Sanjay M

The amazing properties of Aerogels:

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4881/

Incredible insulation, incredibly lightweight, incredible strength-to-weight, incredible surface area

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel

A nanotech material.

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