News tagged with wings
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.
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.
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.
Space station's new solar wings open easily (Update 2)
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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 ...
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.
Straighten up and fly right: Moths benefit more from flexible wings than rigid (w/ Videos)
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Most scientists who create models trying to understand the mechanics and aerodynamics of insect flight have assumed that insect wings are relatively rigid as they flap.
Sexy or repulsive? Butterfly wings can be both to mates and predators
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Butterflies seem able to both attract mates and ward off predators using different sides of their wings, according to new research by Yale University biologists.
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 ...
Astronauts complete 3rd and final spacewalk
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Two astronauts who were teaching math and science to middle school students just five years ago went on a spacewalk together Monday, their path cleared of dangerous orbiting junk that had threatened ...
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 ...
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 ...
Shuttle Discovery Launches to Fully Power Space Station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new ...
NASA shooting for Sunday shuttle Discovery launch
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA is replacing some space shuttle connections in hopes of plugging a gas leak and launching Discovery to the international space station on Sunday, after delays of more than a month.
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 ...
