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.

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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.

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

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