Just add urine ….
July 25, 2004….. to rehydrate a food pouch and you will have a ready to eat meal. This new gourmet delight is courtsey of the US army that is looking at an effective way of ensuring that its forces don’t go hungry, and are…
Tag: Science
Beam me Up Scotty
June 18, 2004If you are from a generation that grew up watching Star Trek , then you will probably read this with the same excitement that I did. The BBC reports that Scientists in the US and Austria – working independently – have managed…
Babies made to order
May 5, 2004Chicago lab helps couples create made-to-order babies There is a part of me that is happy for the family. there is another part of me which is terrified at the Pandora’s Box being opened up by something like this. What next. Do…
The Lost City of Atlantis
January 8, 2004When I was growing up, my father's major obsessions was lost civilizations, and glories of the past. A considerable amount of his pin money – money left over after running the household – would go on stuff like Erich von Daniken, Charles…
Collaboration
September 19, 2003Was invited to a seminar at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research on collaboration between industry and acedemia. The new director of TIFR, seems to be a dynamic sort. Plans to inject new blood in to the system – that would be…