Re: Interesting new technology

On 23-Mar-00 at 16:36, Los (los@cris.com) wrote:
> Yeah, the field test version has more in common with a nicoderm patch
than
> any "chip". (Looks like one too) It is in no way nor was it every
> intednded to be a replacement for actual food but is meant as a
> supplement/emergency type nutruient system (Iron rations of the
future.)
> 
> "Thomas.Barclay" wrote:
> 
> > It seems the US (who else) is working on Transdermal Nutrient
Systems
> > (TDNS). What a TDNS appears to be is a chip that monitors your
> > bloodstream and whatnot and decides if you are in need of food - if
so,
> > it can inject nutrients through the skin using a variety of proposed
> > methods. This will defeat hunger and may substitute for carried food
> > (while only being a small patch) for a couple of days.

I very much doubt that it defeats hunger, having the proper nutrients in
your bloodstream doesn't do much for your stomach.

Roger