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UF Researchers Build A Runway As A Landing Zone For Lightning Bolts

GAINESVILLE — After designing and building their own runway, equipped with typical lighting, signs and surface area, University of Florida engineers now plan to wreak electrical havoc on their new creation by causing lightning to strike it.

Filed under Engineering, Florida, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, August 20, 1997.

PAL-2 Computer Promises Dramatic Improvements In Image Processing

GAINESVILLE — A pizza-box size desktop computer as fast as 9,000 Pentium processors soon will dramatically speed and improve everything from airport luggage checks to mammograms, using a mathematical computer shorthand developed at the University of Florida.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Technology on Friday, August 15, 1997.

Robot Lawn Mower At UF Designed To Change Suburban Landscape

GAINESVILLE — George Jetson, eat your heart out.
A robot lawn mower called LawnNibbler, developed at the University of Florida’s Machine Intelligence Laboratory, can cut your grass intelligently — avoiding dogs, kids, trees and birdbaths — while you’re out on the golf course or taking the kids to soccer practice.
“The LawnNibbler can provide a substitute for [...]

Filed under Engineering, Florida, Research, Sciences, Technology on Wednesday, August 6, 1997.