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007skaty Kingfisher Shinkansen Aerodynamics
Ride so quiet! Ride so quiet! / Zooming like a kingfisher beak!
007skaty Bumpy nodules called tubercles help humpback whales turn sharply, inspiring blades and industrial fans that operate at high
Owl silent flight: Owls have a velvety coating on their wings that absorbs high-frequency sounds, making them completely silent to their prey.
The imitation of natural biological designs or processes in engineering or invention. In 1997, Japanese engineers used this concept to reshape the Shinkansen train's nose like a kingfisher's beak.
What is the drag coefficient of the boxfish-inspired Mercedes-Benz Bionic concept car?
By what percentage did the kingfisher-inspired nose reduce the bullet train's power consumption?
What specific feature of owl feathers did engineers copy to make wind turbines quieter?
What are the bumpy nodules on humpback whale flippers called that inspired more efficient turbine blades?
How many decibels of noise reduction did Cambridge researchers achieve using owl-inspired blades in 2015?
Which bird's beak inspired the redesign of Japan's Shinkansen bullet train to stop sonic booms?
Who was the bird-watching engineer who redesigned the Shinkansen bullet train in 1989?