News tagged with wind tunnel
Bumblebee flight 'triumph of power over finesse'
May 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Brute force rather than aerodynamic efficiency is the key to bumblebee flight, Oxford University scientists have discovered.
Martian rock arrangement not alien handiwork
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 07, 2009 |
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At first, figuring out how pebble-sized rocks organize themselves in evenly-spaced patterns in sand seemed simple and even intuitive. But once Andrew Leier, an assistant geoscience professor at the U of C, started observing, ...
Generating electricity from air flow
Nov 22, 2009 |
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A group of researchers at the City College of New York is developing a new way to generate power for planes and automobiles based on materials known as piezoelectrics, which convert the kinetic energy of motion into electricity. ...
A mechanical model of vocalization
Nov 23, 2009 |
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When people speak, sing, or shout, they produce sound by pushing air over their vocal folds -- bits of muscle and tissue that manipulate the air flow and vibrate within it. When someone has polyps or some other problem with ...
Giant extinct snake may -- or may not -- shed light on ancient climate
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Snakes coil up when they sense danger. Some snakes curl up in order to spring into action and strike. Snakes may also coil to preserve body heat, and this warming behavior could affect our understanding of ...
A 'hands-on' approach to computers
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- At a time when ever more aspects of our lives are moving toward the virtual, online world -- stores, newspapers, games and even social interactions -- Hiroshi Ishii seems to be swimming against ...
Space shuttle experiment to provide insights into turbulence, heating
Mar 23, 2009 |
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A Purdue University aerospace researcher helped shape plans to install a new experiment currently on the space shuttle Discovery to collect data for controlling deadly friction and heating in the design of ...
Test of Futuristic X-48C is Historic Wind Tunnel's Swan Song
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A historic wind tunnel at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., has been pressed into service one last time to help test the prototype of a new, more fuel-efficient, quieter aircraft ...
Pieces Coming Together for First Test Launch of NASA's New Spacecraft
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is using powerful computers and software programs to design the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires. But those computers will have their work ...
Sleek new MIT solar car heads to the races
Feb 25, 2009 |
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MIT's Solar Electric Vehicle Team, the oldest such student team in the country, has just finished construction of its latest high-tech car and will be unveiling it to the public this Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. ...
Rocketing Through Water
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Swimmers around the world are breaking records this year like never before, including at this week's U.S. Olympic trials. Some attribute it to extensive training as athletes prepare to compete at this summer's ...
Olympic Swimmers Shattering Records in NASA-Tested Suit
Aug 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Swimmers from around the world are setting world and Olympic records in Beijing this month and most are doing it wearing a swimsuit made of fabric tested at NASA.
