Physics...not Psychic.. :)
No, I read about twenty or thirty years ago that the Russian military was into all kinds of supernatural mind-reading, mind-control and telekinetic crap. It may be a put-on but it's amazing the people who believe in these pseudo-sciences. Even Democratic candidate General Wesley Clark thinks we should work on time travel.
Like I say, though, I don't know if they really believe in it or if the people who research nanotechnology are sincere. One thing is sure, like with cold fusion, a lot of naive people are going to be separated from their money. There are a lot of crooks in the world and not all of them carry a gun.