- Tuesday Oct 26,2004 11:48 AM
- By Mike Lopez
- In Science and Nature
Have you heard of those super-computers and satellites in space that coordinate themselves to pinpoint the location of a distress signal? Yes, the ones usually used by the military. Well, the so-called “technological” achievement just went nuts when it mistakingly thought that a TV signal was a distress signal… Said TV was received by polar orbiting satellites which automatically relayed the signal. Check the full story at SPACE.COM – here’s the link…
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- Tuesday Oct 26,2004 11:41 AM
- By Mike Lopez
- In Science and Nature
Geez, imagine that. First we had autopilot, soon we’ll have rat brains taking over international flights. A small puddle of rat brain was placed in a dish attached to a flight simulator program. The program feeds the rat brain sample with information and the “brain” quickly learns. Soon, the brain interacts by responding to the signals being sent to such a point that it was able to control the pitch and roll of the aircraft in most weather conditions. Can’t believe it? Here’s a link to the complete story by SPACE.COM…
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