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Princeton "Bomb" Swarm: The Latest [Greg Laden's Blog]This story is winding down, but I think it should be remembered as an interesting object lesson. At first, there were bombs everywhere. Then over time the bombs were revealed as hoaxes (there were three of them) but not until after this: Students were sent home, businesses were evacuated and ... |
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New Biomimicry in Digital Security - Ants Swarm to Protect ComputersPhoto via Axel Rouvin We have viruses and worms that infect our computers, reflections of nature in our digital world that are anything but pleasant. Now we might get another dash of nature in our computers, this time coming to the rescue. Computer security experts are devising ways to prote... |
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Lichtblick and Volkswagen To Build 'Swarm' Power PlantsDr. Hok writes "As more and more renewable energy enters the grid, it gets increasingly difficult to match supply and demand 24/7. The answer of German power company Lichtblick and Volkswagen is a swarm of 100,000 flexible base load generators. These fridge-sized CHP (Combined Heat and Power... |
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Millions Of Ladybugs Swarm Colorado"This is the most I have ever seen. (Ladybugs) are everywhere, said Jack Anderson, who lives near Green Mountain at 6264 Flagstaff Road. "They are in the garden, in the bushes, on the windows. There might be two or three or four ladybugs on any window in the house." ... |
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Police Swarm Bungie Office Over Halo Replica Riflesv_libertarian writes 'A panicked person in Kirkland, WA called local police on Wednesday, claiming they saw someone walking down the street with an AK-47. It was actually a Bungie employee carrying an overgrown model of a Halo sniper rifle, which resembles an AK-47 as much as a Volkswagen resemb... |
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Tiny I-SWARM robotsOver at BB Gadgets, Steven has the details on these I-SWARM robugs. They're 4 mm long, wide, and tall and solar-powered. Swarm Bots: Now W/Solar Power, Complex Behaviors! Previously:World's smallest robot - Boing Boing MEMS marvels - Boing Boing ... |
