Posts Tagged ‘flight’
Robot bat wing gives lessons in flight
BROWN (US) — A robotic bat wing is offering insight into the dynamics of flight that could ultimately be used to design small flapping aircraft. Continue…
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Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2013 11:47 - 0 Comments
Virtual superpowers prompt real kindness
STANFORD (US) — Given virtual superpowers, people respond with more altruism in the real world, a new experiment shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 28, 2013 17:18 - 0 Comments
‘Bird-dinosaur’ could run, but didn’t fly
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — A new bird-like dinosaur from the Jurassic period adds to the debate on the origin of flight. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 3, 2012 12:20 - 0 Comments
Team to launch balloon into polar vortex
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS / CALTECH (US) — Scientists are poised to send a two-ton balloon-borne cosmic-ray experiment called Super-TIGER into the high-altitude polar vortex over Antarctica. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 28, 2012 10:25 - 0 Comments
For ancient birds, feathers were a drag
YALE (US) — Prehistoric birds were far less versatile at flying than their modern descendents, a new study of their feathers shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 5, 2012 16:55 - 6 Comments
How mosquitoes fly on despite the rain
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Scientists have discovered how mosquitoes can fly through a downpour—even though a single raindrop can weigh 50 times more than one of the insects. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 17, 2012 14:15 - 0 Comments
Hypersonic flight aboard superfast computer
STANFORD (US) — Some of the world’s fastest computers are being used to model the complexities of hypersonic flight—and could one day lead to planes that fly at seven to 15 times the speed of sound. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 8, 2012 15:59 - 1 Comment
Bird robot sticks landing to perch on palm
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Researchers have duplicated the control functions that let birds successfully perform a soft landing—in this case, perching on a human hand. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 11, 2012 11:33 - 0 Comments
To save energy, fold wings on the up-flap
BROWN (US) — Bats take advantage of their flexibility by folding in their wings on the upstroke to save inertial energy, a strategy that might help design winged vehicles. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 13, 2012 12:20 - 1 Comment
Top-heavy ‘bugs’ show how to hover
NYU (US) — Top-heavy structures are more likely to maintain their balance while hovering in the air than those that bear a lower center of gravity, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2012 16:59 - 4 Comments
Spry robot built to zip like the butterfly
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — High-speed video of butterflies’ agility in flight may help researchers build tiny robots that mimic the insects’ maneuvers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2012 14:15 - 1 Comment
Rigid feathers suggest dinosaur could fly
BROWN (US) — Researchers say the winged dinosaurs Archaeopteryx had rigid black feathers, a finding that suggests that they could fly. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 15, 2011 10:23 - 2 Comments
Wireless chip catches ride on dragonfly
DUKE (US) — A new wirelessly powered telemetry system is lightweight and powerful enough to study the neurological activity of dragonflies as they capture prey on the wing. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 21, 2011 9:30 - 1 Comment
Run vs. fly: Robotic roach gets its wings
UC BERKELEY (US) — Engineers outfitted a six-legged robot, inspired by a cockroach, with wings to shed new light on the origins of flight. (more…)
