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Researchers creating flexible fin to make AUVs more agile
If a wave of déjà vu just hit you like a ton of bricks, fret not, as this most certainly isn't the first (or second) time we've heard of researchers looking to the seas to create more intelligent / nimble submersibles. Apparently, a few more folks have gotten involved, as gurus from Drexel, MIT, Harvard and George Washington are now collaborating to develop a "fish-like fin to make autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) more agile." Apparently, the current iteration has improved on prior versions by eliminating drag during part of the "cut and sweep" motion. The general idea is to combine several of the fins in order to "allow robotic submarines to hover and turn on a dime as natural swimmers can," but it'll still be quite some time before devices such as this one can overcome ocean currents and ill-willed sea creatures.
Second Life Insider Week In Review: 10/22 - 10/28
This is the weekly roundup of the best articles from the past week's events on Second Life Insider. Daniel Terdiman's Entrepreneur's Guide to SLHow do the successful companies do it? Find out with this book! Six of the best for copyright violatorsThe latest copyright violations in SL The Ed Wood Machinima FestivalSome machinima is so bad it's good -- and these are the ones we want! New Species of Sunfish and Albatross DiscoveredNot the RL organic kind, but these wonderful new vehicles from Cube3 CSI:NY airs episode featuring Second Life - impressionsOne Insider's take on how the CSI:NY episode fared Exclusive preview of Real Life gameThis is so Meta it's scary! Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Comes to Second LifeScott Adams signs copies of his new book in SL CSI game - first thoughtsYou've seen the episode; what is the game like? Avatars Across Worlds: Nay, No, FehNot everyone thinks we need standards for virtual world interoperability LL to Help the Library of Congress Preserve VideogamesFinally, a little respect for videogames, from an unlikely, but welcome source
