And I should note that many ultratech items in IST are derived from studying biological equivalents -- i.e., powers -- so are not necessarily dependent upon prior development of theory and engineering for the idea and proof-of-concept behind them. It's more like, "person x can do this, and we've found out how..."
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.