Saturday, August 05, 2006

New Scientist magazine 4 August 2006

Shape-shifting lens mimics human eye
A lens has been developed that alters its focal length when squeezed by an artificial muscle in response to environmental changes.

Virtual bots teach each other using wordplay Video available
The same technique could enable real-life robots to cooperate more effectively when faced with a new challenge

Software meshes photos to create 3D landscape Video available
Overlapping image areas are identified and used to determine how images should be displayed in 3D environment

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