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Mother Nature as Engineer: 9 Design Tricks Borrowed From Biology | Wired Science | Wire... - 5 views

www.wired.com/...biomimicry-gallery

nature BIO biomimicry miomimetics

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LeopoldS on 26 Jan 13

nothing new but nice pictures

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Medscape Log In - 1 views

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flies biology medicine

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Larval Therapy known over centuries

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AI and The Future Of Civilization - 1 views

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Carlos Sánchez on 18 Mar 16

What makes us different is the particulars of our history, which gives us our notions of purpose and goals. That's a long way of saying when we have the box on the desk that thinks as well as any brain does, the thing it doesn't have, intrinsically, is the goals and purposes that we have. Those are defined by our particulars-our particular biology, our particular psychology, our particular cultural history. The thing we have to think about as we think about the future of these things is the goals. That's what humans contribute, that's what our civilization contributes-execution of those goals; that's what we can increasingly automate.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What makes us different is the particulars of our history, which gives us our notions of purpose and goals. That's a long way of saying when we have the box on the desk that thinks as well as any brain does, the thing it doesn't have, intrinsically, is the goals and purposes that we have. Those are defined by our particulars-our particular biology, our particular psychology, our particular cultural history. The thing we have to think about as we think about the future of these things is the goals. That's what humans contribute, that's what our civilization contributes-execution of those goals; that's what we can increasingly automate.</div>

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Trends in Biomimetics - 1 views

www.nature.com/...gists-into-biomimetics-1.19188

BIO technology science

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"The field of biomimicry mostly involves chemists, engineers and materials scientists. Fewer than 8% of the nearly 300 studies on biomimetics published in the past 3 months and indexed in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science had an author working in a biology department - a crude proxy for 'a biologist'."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The field of biomimicry mostly involves chemists, engineers and materials scientists. Fewer than 8% of the nearly 300 studies on biomimetics published in the past 3 months and indexed in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science had an author working in a biology department - a crude proxy for 'a biologist'."</div>

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Multi-purpose leaves - 0 views

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There are few certainties in plant biology. But, surely, leaves are green and designed to engage in photosynthesis. Well, it ain't necessarily so. Underground leaves of Philcoxia trap and digest nematodes...discovering a new carnivorous plant.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">There are few certainties in plant biology. But, surely, leaves are green and designed to engage in photosynthesis. Well, it ain't necessarily so. Underground leaves of Philcoxia trap and digest nematodes...discovering a new carnivorous plant.</div>

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The Emerging Revolution in Game Theory - Technology Review - 2 views

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game theory evolution cooperation

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The world of game theory is currently on fire. In May, Freeman Dyson at Princeton University and William Press at the University of Texas announced that they had discovered a previously unknown strategy for the game of prisoner's dilemma which guarantees one player a better outcome than the other. That's a monumental surprise. Theorists have studied Prisoner's Dilemma for decades, using it as a model for the emergence of co-operation in nature. This work has had a profound impact on disciplines such as economics, evolutionary biology and, of course, game theory itself. The new result will have impact in all these areas and more.
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Ref: arxiv.org/abs/1208.2666: Winning isn't everything: Evolutionary stability of Zero Determinant strategies
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Luís F. Simões on 21 Aug 12

for Press & Dyson's paper check: http://edge.org/conversation/on-iterated-prisoner-dilemma http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1206569109

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">for Press & Dyson's paper check: <a href="http://edge.org/conversation/on-iterated-prisoner-dilemma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://edge.org/conversation/on-iterated-prisoner-dilemma</a> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1206569109" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1206569109</a></div>

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Computer simulations of muscle-based biped locomotion (movie) - 3 views

sploid.gizmodo.com/...@caseychan

biology simulation

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Thijs Versloot on 15 Jan 14

Optimization of locomotion on a range of different bipeds with nice visualisation and funny movie (definitely watch at 3:25 !!) Also simulations at lower/higher gravity

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Optimization of locomotion on a range of different bipeds with nice visualisation and funny movie (definitely watch at 3:25 !!) Also simulations at lower/higher gravity</div>

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Experience teaches plants to learn faster and forget slower in environments where it ma... - 4 views

link.springer.com/...s00442-013-2873-7

BIO science

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pandomilla on 15 Jan 14

The work of our team on the Mimosa Pudica has been publish! It proves for the first time the ability of plants to learn. After a countless number of rejections, Oecologia had the courage of publishing it. Now the road is open to demonstrations that learning capability exists not only in sensitive plants, but also in normal plants. This can change the entire biology. A bit rhetorical, but real.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The work of our team on the Mimosa Pudica has been publish! It proves for the first time the ability of plants to learn. After a countless number of rejections, Oecologia had the courage of publishing it. Now the road is open to demonstrations that learning capability exists not only in sensitive plants, but also in normal plants. This can change the entire biology. A bit rhetorical, but real.</div>

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LeopoldS on 15 Jan 14

very nice!!! congratulations! what are you working on now - also on this?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">very nice!!! congratulations! what are you working on now - also on this?</div>

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pandomilla on 16 Jan 14

I work on some aspects of plant to plant communication! I hope to publish soon something equally exciting!! and of course I will let you know!!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I work on some aspects of plant to plant communication! I hope to publish soon something equally exciting!! and of course I will let you know!!</div>

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Survival without oxygen, some animals needs surprisingly little - 2 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...140217161110.htm

biology BIO

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johannessimon81 on 19 Feb 14

:-D Tom and me had just exchanged emails about this last night. Fascinating how adaptive organisms can be!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">:-D Tom and me had just exchanged emails about this last night. Fascinating how adaptive organisms can be!</div>

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Low-Protein Diet May Extend Lifespan | Science/AAAS | News - 0 views

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BIO science

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Marcus Maertens on 05 Mar 14

Avoiding carbohydrates might make you thinner, but if you want to live longer and healthier, it might not be the smartest thing to do...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Avoiding carbohydrates might make you thinner, but if you want to live longer and healthier, it might not be the smartest thing to do...</div>

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These Bacteria Are Wired to Hunt Like a Tiny Wolf Pack - 1 views

www.wired.com/...bacteria-wolfpack-biofilm

biology bacteria

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Thijs Versloot on 25 Jul 13

Bacterial networks communicating via thread-like membranes. Especially the video is pretty cool

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#dance your PhD finalists 2013 - 2 views

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science dance

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Thijs Versloot on 18 Nov 13

Some hilarious dances in between.. Especially the "Sperm competition between brothers and female choice" is brilliant (Made in Oxford btw)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some hilarious dances in between.. Especially the "Sperm competition between brothers and female choice" is brilliant (Made in Oxford btw)</div>

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amines found to be far more important than cosmic rays in cloud formation - 0 views

www.nature.com/...nature12663.html

science atmospheric biology

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relationship between living organisms and cloud formation seems interesting

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Singularity University, class of 2010: projects that aim to impact a billion people wit... - 8 views

Luís F. Simões on 22 Sep 10

At the link below you find additional information about the projects: Education: Ten weeks to save the world http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100915/full/467266a.html

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">At the link below you find additional information about the projects: Education: Ten weeks to save the world <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100915/full/467266a.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100915/full/467266a.html</a></div>

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LeopoldS on 23 Sep 10

this is the podcast I was listening to ...

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Dario Izzo on 23 Sep 10

We can do it in nine :)

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LeopoldS on 24 Sep 10

why wait then?

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Juxi Leitner on 24 Sep 10

hmm, wonder how easy it is to get funding for that, 25k is a bit steep for 10weeks :)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">hmm, wonder how easy it is to get funding for that, 25k is a bit steep for 10weeks :)</div>

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Dario Izzo on 26 Sep 10

well, we wait for the same fundings they get and then we will do it in nine.... as we say in Rome "a mettece un cartello so bboni tutti". (italian check for Juxi)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">well, we wait for the same fundings they get and then we will do it in nine.... as we say in Rome "a mettece un cartello so bboni tutti". (italian check for Juxi)</div>

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LeopoldS on 26 Sep 10

and what you think about the project subjects?

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LeopoldS on 26 Sep 10

I like the fact that there are quite a lot of space projects .... and these are not even bad in my view: The space project teams have developed imaginative new solutions for space and spinoffs for Earth. The AISynBio project team is working with leading NASA scientists to design bioengineered organisms that can use available resources to mitigate harsh living environments (such as lack of air, water, food, energy, atmosphere, and gravity) - on an asteroid, for example, and also on Earth . The SpaceBio Labs team plans to develop methods for doing low-cost biological research in space, such as 3D tissue engineering and protein crystallization. The Made in Space team plans to bring 3D printing to space to make space exploration cheaper, more reliable, and fail-safe ("send the bits, not the atoms"). For example, they hope to replace some of the $1 billion worth of spare parts and tools that are on the International Space Station.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I like the fact that there are quite a lot of space projects .... and these are not even bad in my view: The space project teams have developed imaginative new solutions for space and spinoffs for Earth. The AISynBio project team is working with leading NASA scientists to design bioengineered organisms that can use available resources to mitigate harsh living environments (such as lack of air, water, food, energy, atmosphere, and gravity) - on an asteroid, for example, and also on Earth . The SpaceBio Labs team plans to develop methods for doing low-cost biological research in space, such as 3D tissue engineering and protein crystallization. The Made in Space team plans to bring 3D printing to space to make space exploration cheaper, more reliable, and fail-safe ("send the bits, not the atoms"). For example, they hope to replace some of the $1 billion worth of spare parts and tools that are on the International Space Station.</div>

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Dario Izzo on 26 Sep 10

and all in only a three months summer graduate program!! that is impressive. God I feel so stupid!!!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">and all in only a three months summer graduate program!! that is impressive. God I feel so stupid!!!</div>

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LeopoldS on 26 Sep 10

well, most good ideas probably take only a second to be formulated, it's the details that take years :-)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">well, most good ideas probably take only a second to be formulated, it's the details that take years :-)</div>

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Dario Izzo on 26 Sep 10

I do not think the point of the SU is to formulate new ideas (infact there is nothing new in the projects chosen). Their mission is to build and maintain a network of contacts among who they believe will be the 'future leaders' of space ... very similar to our beloved ISU.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I do not think the point of the SU is to formulate new ideas (infact there is nothing new in the projects chosen). Their mission is to build and maintain a network of contacts among who they believe will be the 'future leaders' of space ... very similar to our beloved ISU.</div>

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Shrew with spine of steel - 0 views

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biology

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Thijs Versloot on 04 Nov 13

After exploring the shrews' swampy palm forests habitat, the researchers also have a new guess about why the spine evolved: They suggest that the creatures might wedge themselves between the trunk of a palm tree and the base of its leaves, then use the strength and flexion of their muscular spine to force open this crevice, revealing insect larvae-a food source that other animals can't access. However, no hero shrew has yet been observed busting its back for a snack.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">After exploring the shrews' swampy palm forests habitat, the researchers also have a new guess about why the spine evolved: They suggest that the creatures might wedge themselves between the trunk of a palm tree and the base of its leaves, then use the strength and flexion of their muscular spine to force open this crevice, revealing insect larvae-a food source that other animals can't access. However, no hero shrew has yet been observed busting its back for a snack.</div>

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Understanding animal language (after discussion during coffee) - 1 views

www.cell.com/...S0960-9822%2813%2900823-3

Bio science

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The tiniest Lego: a tale of nanoscale motors, rotors, switches and pumps - 3 views

www.nature.com/...ors-switches-and-pumps-1.18262

technology science molecular_robots

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Nina Nadine Ridder on 03 Sep 15

Inspired by biology, chemists have created a cornucopia of molecular parts that act as switches, motors and ratchets. Now it is time to do something useful with them.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Inspired by biology, chemists have created a cornucopia of molecular parts that act as switches, motors and ratchets. Now it is time to do something useful with them.</div>

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Physics - Small-scale hydraulics - 1 views

physics.aps.org/...PhysRevLett.103.144503

phy nan nanofluidic bio

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Taking a cue from biology, scientists are now designing nanofluidic devices in which molecular interactions at the walls of a narrow channel are engineered to control fluid flow.
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DARPA Flying Submarine and Project to Achieve Quantum Mastery of Biology - 0 views

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darpa flying submarine technology

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PLoS Biology: Extreme Endurance Migration: What Is the Limit to Non-Stop Flight? - 1 views

www.plosbiology.org/...journal.pbio.1000362

bio phy NRG

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LeopoldS on 24 Aug 10

the Alaskan bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica baueri) (Figure 1), makes its eight-day, 11,000-km autumn migration from Alaska to New Zealand in one step, with no stopovers to rest or refuel. This roughly doubles the previous maximum direct flight distance in birds, challenging experts to square this remarkable marathon migration with our understanding of aerodynamic theory and endurance physiology.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">the Alaskan bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica baueri) (Figure 1), makes its eight-day, 11,000-km autumn migration from Alaska to New Zealand in one step, with no stopovers to rest or refuel. This roughly doubles the previous maximum direct flight distance in birds, challenging experts to square this remarkable marathon migration with our understanding of aerodynamic theory and endurance physiology.</div>

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