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Bat and mouse game
10-05-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)An image by MIT researchers, based on a computer model of a bat in flight, won first place in the Informational Graphics category of the 2007 International Science and Technology Visualization Challenge.
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01-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
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07-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
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