Among the VIPs were model Naomi Campbell, actor Will Ferrell, entrepreneur Peter Brant and restaurateur Michael Chow (aka Mr. Chow).

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The room of restaurateur Michael Chow, best known for his eponymous restaurant chain Mr. Chow, shares a wall with his pool to create an aquarium effect.

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But its 16 authors, led by Michael Ladisch, a biological engineer at Purdue University, reckon that high-tech chow will, within the next 25 years, protect troops from attack by biological weapons, insulate them against cold weather and even make them visible to their commanders by satellite.

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