Robotics
Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in increasing the propulsive and ...
Jan 13, 2023
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Robotics
People have been fascinated by bird flight for centuries, but exactly how birds can be so agile in the air remains mysterious. A new study, published Sept. 5 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, uses modeling ...
Sep 5, 2022
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Engineering
Would planes be better if they were more like birds? Engineers from the University of Bristol and the Royal Veterinary College have been studying our feathered-friends to answer this very question, the answer to which will ...
Jul 8, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
New research has demonstrated how simulations could produce more detailed and accurate data quicker than physical wind tunnel experiments.
Jun 1, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Winter is supposed to be the best season for wind power—the winds are stronger, and since air density increases as the temperature drops, more force is pushing on the blades. But winter also comes with a problem: freezing ...
Mar 5, 2021
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Engineering
After more than three years in development, a team of U.S. Army researchers and industry partners completed the construction of a testbed that will help to inform the design of future Army rotorcraft.
Dec 7, 2020
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Other
The wind blowing out at Wrigley Field. The tricky breeze in San Francisco. The heat in Los Angeles.
Jul 9, 2020
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Robotics
Researchers from Brown University have designed a new type of wing that could make small fixed-wing drones far more stable and efficient.
Jan 29, 2020
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Robotics
Since the dawn of the aviation era, inventors have strived to build aircraft that fly as nimbly as birds, whose morphable wings allow for faster, tighter turns and more efficient gliding.
Jan 16, 2020
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Engineering
The TSU Supercomputer Center staff has developed a method for the automated design of drones based on mathematical modeling using the computing power of the SKIF Cyberia supercomputer. The new approach includes the creation ...
Dec 31, 2019
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