Monthly Archives: November 2009

24 Nov

face

face

* The face is a transponder – the outward reaching organs of the head take in readings from ambient local and the feedback process is …

 
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20 Nov

walking with large animals

walking with large animals

For the past several weeks SWARM has been conducting a series of experimental sessions with an unusual collection of objects. Unusual even by our standards …

 
By eightprime
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19 Nov

ephemera

ephemera

The growing phenomenon of Internet is filled with things that shift and fade away. Some recent desiderata: What happens when you take a cutting-edge medical diagnostic and …

 
By eightprime
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17 Nov

place as mechanism

place as mechanism

* From my window I can watch port traffic moving goods around when container ships are in. Six enormous orange cranes hoist and load the …

 
By eightprime
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16 Nov

formiculture

formiculture

As the researchers reported Oct. 15 in the online journal Biotechnology for Biofuels, they’ve begun to identify which of these genes encode for enzymes that …

 
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16 Nov

humanoid walking robot

humanoid walking robot

This humanoid walking robot has been built for testing  protective suits against chemical warfare attack.  The robot can walk, stumble and maintain its balance. Once …

 
By eightprime
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13 Nov

remix!

remix!

I really like this: ccMixter – Noise (Another Mix) Also more music from artemisstrong .

 
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13 Nov

Synthetic Biology

Synthetic Biology

Just reading a New Yorker article on Synthetic biology and evolution – using the technologies of life to build purposed mechanisms. Grow your own world …

 
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