Get Technocratic

// December 11th, 2008 // Pragyan //

Trichy, by me, is still a town….Its ‘city’dom by me, is still a political ‘virtuality’. Who knows, the next verdict may be to pronounce Thuvakkudi as metropolitan society. Getting to the point, we might be living the most rustic lifestyle in a place that openly flaunts its inability to develop, but humble techies as we are, we are at least aware of, and respect( I hope) what Technology and Science have given to us. No, seriously…Every morning, like a prisoner who waits for what might be his only edible ration for the day, so too do we, frozen with ennui, wait for the daily to come with its share. Luckily, at least 25% is dedicated to the contributions of Sci and Tech (purely due to lack of sufficient political and cinematic gossip.) For those who feel that their months of exile here have been a total waste of their time, read further and you’ll see, why you should be proud to be techie of this world, if not a techie of this village, sorry, college.

  • Talking Paper

Someday, in the future (No, India is definitely not shining!!) smileys may probably become as ancient as Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Do you realize the consequences?! It would take an average Trichified techie twice the time, effort and mental pressure to express himself conveniently, with his/her average, no, abominably degrading knowledge of English. But, not to worry, Mid Sweden University experts have constructed an interactive paper billboard that emits information to an attached microcomputer that contains recorded audio files, in response to the user’s touch. A letter you may write to a friend, simply talks out to you, with nearly accurate levels of voice modulation and response to punctuation. Imagine its range of applications- tourism, advertisement, product packaging and many more……

  • Underwater Breathing

You might be wondering why I’m opening this topic in a place where any form or proportion of water is a rarity. Well, thank Alan Bodner. This genius has invented a system of underwater breathing, without cumbersome, compressed air tanks, purely on the basis of Henry’s law (Chem. Techs Alert!!!). Okay, for the sake of better understanding, this guy took inspiration from ickle fishies, to develop a hypothetical mechanism to breathe a gas, dissolved in a liquid, taking into consideration the pressure on the liquid body. Imagine the consequences, if this were developed as working system…the next time you are scuba diving, and your air tank empties out, don’t panic and start “What the fishing hell!!…” you can safely rely on the Bodner mechanism…..

  • Aluminium….the new fuel option

Have you heard? The makers of The Incredible Hulk now plan to come out with The Incredible Hike, starring cylinder walas demanding a hike in their tips…..I think you would have figured out where I’m hitting at. Inflation is sometimes considered a necessity, but at times it could prove detrimental. Though the situation is definitely better than what it was in the recent past, we must equip ourselves with a practical solution. Again Science comes to the rescue…

Hydrogen, as we all know is the ultimate clean fuel, especially for powering cars, motors etc…because it emits only water when it is burned. Also, it would not have to be stored or transported, taking care of two stumbling blocks to its generation. Now, aluminium on its own will not react with water, due to formation of a protective oxide layer. But pellets made of aluminium and gallium can produce pure hydrogen when water is poured on them. What is left over is aluminium oxide and gallium, and in the engine, we obtain water as a byproduct. No toxic fumes whatsoever are produced.

I hope this has helped you realize that Sci and Tech are more or less our saviors in hours of need and can only fuel development, if used in the right way. Please don’t look at them the bookish way, and use them as cheap weapons to fight GPA wars. You ain’t gonna learn anything that way.

-Felix

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