"We believe the future of agriculture will be to navigate using the rice genome map," said Dr. Steven P. Briggs, head of Syngenta's genomics unit.
Although we didn't have a lot of media stored on our office PC, we were able to call up Windows Media Player, as an example, and navigate using a mouse control button on the remote.
The 400lb aluminium and steel drones, which navigate using GPS, are even "programmed to make small talk" with customers.
However, if they have previous experience of an area, they appear able to navigate using visual and geomagnetic signals alone.
Users can navigate using finger gestures to scroll through documents, pan across images, or swipe through web pages or photos.
Then they felt their way through the crashing waves, then after that they use an internal compass to navigate using the magnetic field of the earth.
The joint astronomy and biology prize went to Eric Warrant's team at the University of Lund for their discovery that dung beetles navigate using the stars.
"For whales and dolphins, listening is as important as seeing is for humans – they communicate, locate food, and navigate using sound," said Sarah Dolman, at charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation.
Statisticians said they are removing satnavs partly because many drivers now navigate using smart phones, but also because some new cars now come with satnavs built in.
McCandless is also teaching him how to perform a draw stroke, a technique that helps a paddler navigate using the water's momentum.
