the corner office

a blog, by Colin Pretorius

Clever critters

Quoth the BBC:

The way fungus-like slime moulds grow could help engineers design wireless communication networks.

Scientists drew this conclusion after observing a slime mould as it grew into a network that was almost identical to the Tokyo rail system.

Which is f-all help if you're trying to design a rail system for anywhere other than Tokyo, was my first reaction.

{2010.01.23 19:31}

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