The Norden bombsight is the Holy Grail.

It's the Holy Grail of Kenyan journalism.

And this became my Holy Grail, my Rosetta Stone.

Well, it turns out it's not the Holy Grail.

The human form, in particular the human head, has been considered the Holy Grail of our industry.

It wasn't two years ago that everybody was talking about we've found the Holy Grail of biology.

And this peculiar recursive quality that we call self awareness, which I think is the holy grail of neuroscience, of neurology, and hopefully, someday, we'll understand how that happens.

In other words, we have possibly stumbled upon the holy grail of modern day planetary exploration, or in other words, an environment that is potentially suitable for living organisms.

So, the Holy Grail for neuroscience is really to understand the design of the neocoritical column and it's not just for neuroscience it's perhaps to understand perception, to understand reality, and perhaps to even also understand physical reality.

Of course, this was the Holy Grail of our industry, and the fact that this guy is a global icon didn't help either, because I'm sure if any of you ever stand in line at the grocery store, you know we see his face constantly.

Two Australian Football League teams have hinted that they are looking into tests that would indicate an athlete s likely height, stamina, speed, and strength. Indeed, for some, gene doping now represents the Holy Grail of performance enhancement, while for others it means the end of sports as we know it.

Elsewhere, particularly in the US, privately funded fusion ventures are springing up like mushrooms, each with its own concept for what some call the Holy Grail of energy. As the most advanced design, the tokamak still looks like the safest bet, but the competition from its rivals can only spur further innovation and progress.