The secret life of birds

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A comprehensive study of storm petrels, a small and secretive seabird is being done, by burying a mote sensor underground in order to study the behavior and life patterns of the bird. The storm petrel lives out in the waters of South Atlantic and heads north to shore in springtime to mate, it remains underground during the day and comes out during night.

Analysis, Courtship of animals, Mating behavior, Sea birds, Seabirds, Mating behaviour

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Sand trap: Darpa's 320-kilometer robotic race across the Mojave Desert yields no winners, but plenty of new ideas

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A detailed description of an off-road robotic race on the Mojave Desert, staged by the Pentagon's high-risk research and development wing, the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is presented. The way in which an Armada of four-wheelers, six-wheelers and even a two-wheeler performed in the race is described.

Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing, Hydraulic Robotic Controls, Robots, United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Robot control systems, Model car racing

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The panda connection

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The services of Intel Corp. in installing wireless network in Wolong Nature Reserve in helping Chinese researchers to monitor and protect giant pandas are examined.

China, Semiconductors and related devices, Services information, Semiconductor industry, Installation, Services, Intel Corp., INTC, Behavior, Giant panda, Technology installation instructions, Wireless networking equipment, Wireless networking

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