I ran into a cool demonstration of non-contact heating. Huettinger, a German manufacturer of induction heating generators showed this ice cube running red-hot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLwaPP9cxT4&feature=player_embedded
DARPA’s D-PECHE Program Seeks Epigenetic Modification for Cognitive Enhancement and Biological Defense
DARPA’s new D-PECHE program aims to develop reversible genetic modifications for cognitive enhancement and biological defense without permanently altering DNA.
