News tagged with wings
Flapping wing vehicle improves on the a helicopter
Dec 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the days of Leonardo da Vinci people have tried to build machines that fly with flapping wings like a bird or an insect. Even in the jet age the idea remains attractive because such ...
Butterfly wings may help scientists better understand photonic crystals
Sep 04, 2008 |
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As technology moves forward, many scientists are looking to nature to find inspiration for the development of advanced materials that can have a variety of practical applications.
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.
To flap, or not to flap? Flapping wings can be more efficient than fixed wings, study shows
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- According to a new Cornell study, an optimized flapping wing could actually require 27 percent less power than its optimal steady-flight counterpart at small scales.
Nanometric butterfly wings created
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 08, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the State University of Pennsylvania (USA) and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) have developed a technique to replicate biological structures, such as butterfly wings, ...
Triangles Go Underwater and Supersonic
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The seemingly effortless way dolphins and porpoises slice through the water and the unique capabilities of the supersonic Concorde airplane have more in common than one might think.
Space station's new solar wings open easily (Update 2)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronauts successfully unfurled the newly installed solar wings at the international space station Friday, a nerve-racking procedure that went exceedingly well and brought the orbiting outpost to ...
Astronauts go on 2nd spacewalk at space station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronauts took another spacewalk at the international space station Saturday, this time to lighten the workload for future crews.
Natural solar collectors on butterfly wings inspire more powerful solar cells
Feb 05, 2009 |
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The discovery that butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors has led scientists in China and Japan to design a more efficient solar cell that could be used for powering homes, businesses, ...
NASA fuels Discovery for mission to space station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Aiming for a Sunday evening launch, NASA began fueling space shuttle Discovery again in hopes repairs took care of a dangerous leak.
NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on March 11
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Friday of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-119 mission. Commander Lee Archambault and his six ...
Final in-orbit shuttle inspection complete
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery conducted a final inspection of the vehicle Thursday and at first glance found no significant damage which would prevent it from returning to Earth.
Shuttle lands in Florida, ending 13-day voyage
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and successfully wrapped up a construction mission that left the international space station with all its solar wings and extra ...
Shuttle, station crews begin girder work
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the linked space shuttle and space station began their high-priority girder work Wednesday, a two-day job that will culminate with the installation of two new solar wings at ...
Astronauts successfully install solar wings (Update)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts installed the last set of solar wings at the international space station Thursday, accomplishing the top job of shuttle Discovery's mission. Steven Swanson and Richard Arnold ...
