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A single-celled slime mold without a brain is inspiring Cambridge, Massachusetts startup Mireta to rethink how subways, bike lanes, roadways, and other city networks are designed for speed, durability ...

This paper introduces the chaotic enhanced leader slime mold algorithm (CELSMA), an advanced bio-inspired optimization technique aimed at addressing high-dimensional engineering challenges. Building ...

Researchers have sent a problem-solving slime mold to the International Space Station so students can study its behavior in microgravity. Last August scientists confirmed clumps of bacteria have no ...