biomimicry
11/27/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Mother Nature’s amazing tech: Researchers studied dandelions to develop new parachutes, drones
The science behind how dandelions scatter their seeds is carefully being studied by researchers in biomechanics, fluid dynamics, and microfabrication at Scotland’s University of Edinburgh, lending them information into the physics of parachutes and giving them ideas on how to design small drones or micro air vehicles. The researchers gave the answer as to why […]
07/09/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Wind turbines could be made less noisy by copying serrated wing edges from owls
A new study that was done by a team of experts from Japan and China, and which was published in the journal Bioinspiration and Biomimetics on Wednesday, July 5, showed the possibility of using concepts that can be gleaned from the unique wing features of owls to make the motion of wind turbines and aircraft […]
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