Brinker one-upped the bug by designing a coating for the Air Force so hydrophobic that water bounces off surfaces like a tennis ball.
GPR's traditional applications, the wave bounces off buried surfaces, revealing a picture of the subterranean world.
He studies the animals by watching them run on a tiny treadmill-like apparatus or recording the way they manipulate their bodies when they fall off vertical surfaces.
The object of the game: To bounce the ball off whatever surfaces you can manage, and then into the cup, which will light up and make noises.
Holographic images are created by reflecting light off carefully sculpted plastic surfaces.
Thus there are few broken lines to parallel the cratered surfaces and broken-off noses and limbs of the sculpture, not even lines or tones showing the teeth or grain of paper.
"If you have a massive electrical problem it's possible that you could cut off all the commands out to the control surfaces, " said aeronautics expert John Hansman.
The game itself was a tense affair and both sides showed amazing skill in controlling the ball under such difficult surfaces, the ball often flying off in unexpected directions.
Twelve months ago, the conditions on the exposed Shinnecock Hills layout on New York's Long Island, allied to the USGA's decision to roll some greens before play, produced surfaces so slick that putts rolled off them and perfect tee shots were unable to hold.
BBC: Pinehurst's No.2 course also hosted the US Open in 1999
For people who insist on indulging in flip-flops' cool convenience, Thompson's asks them to avoid uneven surfaces and wash feet thoroughly after the sandals come off.
The review, which kicked off Zelda's writing career and led to several more magazine assignments, surfaces in several of the new novels.
The idea is that Solar Impulse will take off and fly under its own power using electricity from the 11, 628 solar cells covering the upper surfaces of its wings and tailplane.
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