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BIOPRINT ALREADY EXISTS. "A biologically inspired approach to organize the morphology and control of modular robots. The approach introduces a nested hierarchy which decomposes the complexity of assembling and commanding a functional robot made of numerous simple modules." https://lnkd.in/eNvB6ni View in LinkedIn

EMOTIONAL COLORS. "An excited chameleon might turn red by fully expanding all his erythrophores, blocking out the other colors beneath them. A calm chameleon, on the other hand, might turn green by contracting his erythrophores and allowing some of the blue-reflected light from his iridophores to mix with his layer of somewhat contracted yellow xanthophores." https://lnkd.in/ekHVeyu View in LinkedIn

CONSUMERS OF THE FUTURE will "have a container of self-reconfigurable modules say in their garage, basement, or attic. When the need arises, the consumer calls forth the robots to achieve a task such as “clean the gutters” or “change the oil in the car” and the robot assumes the shape needed and does the task." http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Reconfiguring_Modular_Robotics View in LinkedIn

"CHAMELEON COLORATION is a function of the type, density, and arrangement of chromatophores. For example, green coloration may be generated by the combination of yellow xanthophores underlain by blue iridophores. The extent of color change and range of colors exhibited is species-specific, as it depends on the types and distribution of chromatophores characteristic of that species." https://lnkd.in/eR5ehsm View in LinkedIn

BUCKET OF STUFF. "Any form of programmable matter that can pass the Turing test for appearance [looking indistinguishable from the real thing] will enable an entire new way of thinking about the world." https://lnkd.in/dzmMmjE View in LinkedIn

MOBILE PIGMENTS. "Dispersion of the pigment granules in the chromatophores sets the intensity of each color. When the pigment is equally distributed in a chromatophore, the whole cell is intensively colored. When the pigment is located only in the center of the cell, the cell appears mainly transparent. Chromatophores can rapidly relocate their particles of pigment, thereby influencing the animal's color." https://lnkd.in/eDhWwrt View in LinkedIn

NO BIG CONVERGENCE in disciplines is apparent yet, as most current research efforts are within discipline bunkers. I will track the emergence of cross-disciplinary ventures that mix bio with programmable matter or AI, anticipating that it could really accelerate progress and lead to untold surprise findings. Especially in medicine and pharmaceuticals. View in LinkedIn

GRATING EFFECT. "Beneath the xanthophores are iridophores (also called “guanophores”), which contain colorless crystals of guanine pigment, arranged as stacks of platelets separated by cytoplasm. Their appearance is a function of the structural arrangement of platelets... depending on their spacing, the stacked guanine platelets may preferentially scatter shorter wavelengths of light and transmit longer wavelengths (Tyndall scattering), resulting in a blue appearance." https://lnkd.in/eR5ehsm View in LinkedIn

DARPA'S CORTICAL MODEM will plug straight into your brain. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/17/darpas_google_glass_will_plug_straight_into_your_brain/ View in LinkedIn

TRIPLE LAYERED. "The chromatophores in the upper layer, called xanthophores and erythrophores, contain yellow and red pigments, respectively. Below the chromatophores is a second layer of chromatophores called iridophores or guanophores; these contain guanine, appearing blue or white. The deepest layer of chromatophores, called melanophores, contain the dark pigment melanin, which controls how much light is reflected." https://lnkd.in/eDhWwrt View in LinkedIn