Development by Davis: Development by Davis: “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on open source and "growing the pie"” plus 1 more

lunes, 16 de abril de 2012

Development by Davis: “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on open source and "growing the pie"” plus 1 more

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on open source and "growing the pie"

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced one of the most progressive open source policies in the US government. They reiterated the current OMB and DOD guidance by making open source commercial software, but they also went one step further: code they write is open by default. I am totally impressed.

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Robobees, swarms, and the power of the collective

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 03:00 AM PDT

Like something out of a SyFy original movie (but much, much better), researchers at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have been working on the development of an automated bee. In fact, they've been working on the development of swarms of them, hoping to not only replicate the honeybee's invaluable role in our food chain but to also advance technology in the areas of agriculture, surveillance, and mapping.