Traces of zombie worms discovered

Team claims $50000 for decoding shredded messages, Mediterranean Sea: traces of zombie worms discovered, and NASA considers tractor beams for future rovers.

• Mediterranean Sea: Traces of zombie worms discovered.
Fossils of worms are really rare. We don't know a lot about their fossil record because they're soft animals. Osedax worms do not have a mouth or gut but invade bones with fleshy root tissues to extract nutrients, earning them the 'zombie' nickname.
Read » [bbc.co.uk]

• Team claims $50000 for decoding shredded messages.
The $50000 DARPA Shredder Challenge called on participants to reconstruct handwritten messages that have been shredded beyond recognition. A team of San Francisco-based sleuths claimed a $50000 prize.
Read » [msnbc.msn.com]

• NASA considers tractor beams for future rovers.
NASA is exploring ways to use tractor beams in future robotic probe missions. The agency has recently awarded a team of engineers $100000 to study three experimental techniques for trapping small particles with lasers.
Read » [wired.com]

Author: Asterisk, for AZ10.com ~ 12 Dec 2011

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