Sorry about the lack of posts this week, I’ve been pretty busy with the conference coming up.

In any case, here’s this week’s Wetware related stuff in the media, including:

• Man vs. Machine: It’s a tie
• Genetic Algorithms and compiler optimizations
• Finally: A PDA that controls your brain
• Glowing fish
• Artificial nose wags the dogs

…and more.

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Kasparov and X3D Fritz match up ends with a tie.
Kasparov and Computer End 3-D Chess Series in Tie – Yahoo! News
Kasparov Draws Game 4 and Match Against X3D Fritz – Slashdot

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An interesting piece on Slashdot about clever use of Genetic Algorithms in high performance programming.
Genetic Algorithms and Compiler Optimizations

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Technology Review had a short piece on self-assembling nano materials.
Model Leverages Nano Tethers

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News.com wrote about the PEEG (personal electroencephalogram), a gadget unveiled by DreamFree at Comdex. It reportedly stimulates the brain by altering brainwaves and is controlled by a PDA.
A ‘brain charger’: The ultimate PDA accessory?

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Yahoo! News wrote about the few remaining “speakers” of an ancient language that is whistled, not spoken. Interesting to see a language that uses such a different medium for communication.
Near-Extinct ‘Whistling Language’ Returns

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Honey, please turn that fish off, will’ya? The world’s first genetically engineered pet glows in the dark.

Glowing Fish to Be First Genetically Changed Pet – Yahoo! News
Glowing Fish are First Genetically Engineered Pets – Slashdot

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Reuters NewsAlert, has a piece on an artificial nose that may cause unemployment in the ranks of the world’s sniffing dogs.
Electronic nose may replicate dog’s sniffing skill

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No more drunk pilots. Yahoo! News on computer controlled airplanes:
Technology Removes Need for Human Pilots

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