US Military Eyes the Glow of Fireflies

Posted by samzenpus on Saturday September 11, 2010 @01:48PM from the get-some-glowing dept.

GarryFre writes "According to the AP: 'Someday, the secrets of fireflies or glowing sea plankton could save an American soldier in battle, a Navy SEAL on a dive, or a military pilot landing after a mission. That's the hope behind a growing field of military-sponsored research into bioluminescence, a phenomenon that's under the microscope in laboratories around the country. This phenomenon is noteworthy because this produces light without wasting energy because it does not generate any heat. A possible military use of bio-luminescence would be creating biodegradable landing zone markers that helicopters can spot even as wind from their rotors kicks up dirt.'"

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AP For Crying Out Loud by Anonymous Coward · 2010-09-11 14:32 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Slashdot has been beaten more than once in recent memory (2-3 months) with decent "News for Nerds" type stories by the likes of cnn.com and foxnews.com. Sure its an AP news feed but what makes slashdot special that it simply reposts AP articles with a summary?
Get relevant again. Stop catering to nerds who don't already pick up main stream media. You do that you're only segmenting yourself from relevancy even more. Besides that most of your readership understands a dip in relevant news stories. Statistically speaking you can't post X stories every day without averaging lower for a time. /More than a little disappointed and anonymous.....