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Drugs to avoid going to war - UK soldiers' new tactics

Sunit — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:34:21 +0000

British forces are being confronted by a new enemy in the form of drugs. Startling revelations from within the army, navy and Royal Air Force (RAF)have opened up a debate regarding the British army’s drugs prevention policies. According to...

Tumbleweed: A life saving drone competing in the Grand Challenge

Atul — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:06:46 +0000

Most of us think that drones (automated manoeuvrable gadgets) exist only in movies and their real existence or lets say that their usage in war times is nothing but a myth. Such thinking needs to be done away with for drones act as an important...

Researchers embark on a voyage to Hawaii on a junk raft

Jaiyant Cavale — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:39:56 +0000

In what could be called an inspiration taken from the legendary Kontiki Voyage, Dr. Markus Erickson and Joel Pashal have decided to sail to Hawaii on a junk raft from Long Beach, California. The raft is constructed with a 1961 Cessna airplane which...