We present our complete reimplementation of Karl Sims’ system for evolving and coevolving autonomous creatures in a physically realistic three-dimensional (3D) environment. Creatures are articulated structures composed of rigid blocks and controlled by embedded neural networks. The main differences with Sims are, first, the use of standard McCullochPitts neurons (instead of a set of ad hoc, com...

Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) enables chemically imaging the distributions of various lipid species in model membranes. However, discriminating the TOF-SIMS data of structurally similar lipids is very difficult because the high intensity, low mass fragment ions needed to achieve submicrometer lateral resolution are common to multiple lipid species. Here, we demonstra...

Polyoxometalate (POM) chemistry has recently offered excellent examples of single ion magnets (SIMs) and molecular spin qubits. Compared with conventional coordination compounds, POMs provide rigid and highly symmetric coordination sites. However, all POM-based SIMs reported to date exhibit a very limited range of possibilities for chemical processability. We present herein two new families of ...

Karl Sims' work on evolving body shapes and controllers for three-dimensional, physically simulated creatures generated wide interest on its publication in 1994. The purpose of this article is threefold: (a) to highlight a spate of recent work by a number of researchers in replicating, and in some cases extending, Sims' results using standard PCs (Sims' original work was done on a Connection Ma...

Liquid metals Li, Na and NaK are the candidate heat transfer mediums which installed in irradiation capsule of advanced fusion neutron source. The compatibility issue F82H 316L was studied by means corrosion tests at temperature up to 823 K. depletion Cr, C Fe from steel caused liquid Li. Li diffusion into matrix analyzed TOF-SIMS. surface oxidation. similar with that Na.

For 1,500 years Jewish society had been designed to produce intellectuals. . . . Jewish society was geared to support them. . . . Rich merchants married sages’ daughters; . . . Quite suddenly, around the year 1800, this ancient and highly efficient social machine for the production of intellectuals began to shift its output. Instead of pouring all its products into the closed circuit of rabbini...

The stories vs. games debate has been prominent during the early years of game studies, and few other perspectives have been introduced to the discussion. In the paper, Game Researcher and Concept Designer Satu Heliö from Sulake Corporation introduces new concepts with which to approach the supposed divide. She argues that concepts such as narrative mindset and social schema provide better mean...