According to DARPA's research description, the robot should be about the size of a softball but capable of squeezing through a one centimeter hole and reconfiguring itself within 15 seconds.

CNN: Robotics discovers its soft side

In another recent paper, Dr. Eastwood and two colleagues set out to write the ultimate scientific definition of boredom, culling through decades of research papers to assemble a description of the phenomenon.

WSJ: Interesting Fact: There's a Yawning Need for Boring Professors

In many ways this research is a confirmation of the description that John Dickie used some years ago in his excellent book, Cosa Nostra.

FORBES: The Market for Lemons and the Start of the Mafia

As Google's director of search quality and research (a doozy of a job description), Norvig spurs on 140 scientists and engineers racing to add more depth, speed and relevance to the world's best search engine.

FORBES: The Machinist

Research these types of jobs online and carefully review the words used in the job description.

FORBES: The Struggle For Female Veterans To Transition Into Civilian Jobs

In July, a team from the European nuclear research facility at Cern, Geneva, announced the detection of a particle that fitted the description of the elusive Higgs.

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