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  1. Agriculture

    Bugged wines

    Stinky compounds emitted by ladybugs can impart a foul taste to wines made from grapes on which the insects had been feeding.

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  2. Computing

    Lost in transportation

    A new algorithm might make online driving directions more accurate.

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  3. 19828

    A concern I have for a new route algorithm to replace algorithms that “may overlook shorter routes for the sake of following major highways” is exemplified by the fact that here in southern Oregon, every winter, people get lost and occasionally die taking the “shorter routes” as suggested by car-navigation systems or online trip plotters. […]

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  4. Math

    Sensor Sensibility

    Networks of tiny computerized sensors that adjust their function as needed may soon pervade our environment.