Neural networks for vertebrate locomotion
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Observations of lamprey fish yielded considerable insights into the operation of neural networks. The fish has neural controls throughout its spinal cord that work in conjunction with signals from the brain stem. The fish is able to move with a wave-like motion due to muscle contractions.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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Wireless networks
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Wireless technology has gone a long way since Guglielmo Marconi's invention of the first radio. Today, wireless networks are the fastest growing telecommunications sector and technological advances promise to make it even more efficient and cost-effective.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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All-optical networks
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Experts agree that the full potential offered by fiber optic technology has yet to be exploited. It has been suggested that all-optical networks which transmit data on light waves are simpler, faster and more cost-effective.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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