Using shark scales to design better drones, planes, and wind turbines
Bioinspired vortex generators increase airfoil lift, decrease drag
Date:
February 7, 2018
Source:
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Summary:
A team of evolutionary biologists and engineers have demonstrated a new structure inspired by shark skin that could improve the aerodynamic performance of planes, wind turbines, drones, and cars. The research sheds light on a decades-old mystery about sharkskin.
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