Algorithms of the gods
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Deriving equations from natural processes can help solve complex mathematical problems. For example, mathematicians have turned to simulated annealing to answer traveling salesman-type mathematical problems, which involves looking for the least number of routes to encounter large number of destinations.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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Home movies of an invisible world
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A simple video recording setup is presented which will help amateur scientist record their examinations on the microscope. The technology is centered on the modified eyepiece adapter, which enables a videocamera to be mounted directly on the eyepiece of the microscope.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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Sun of a gun
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Steps in building a solar projector for telescopes, which can be used for observing solar eclipses, are presented. The solar projector is made out of a five-gallon plastic paint bucket. The image of the sun is projected on a flexible Da-Tex rear-projection screen.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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