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Silent flights: How Owls Could Help Make Wind Turbines and Planes Quieter

By Sarah Collins | University of Cambridge on Jun 21, 2015   Featured, Science/Education  

Silent flights: How Owls Could Help Make Wind Turbines and Planes Quieter

A newly-designed material, which mimics the wing structure of owls, could help make wind turbines, computer fans and even planes much quieter. Early wind tunnel tests of the coating have shown a substantial reduction in noise without any noticeable effect on aerodynamics. An investigation into how owls fly and hunt in silence has enabled researchers […]

Ernest Leffingwell, Scientist with a Fan Club

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Sep 5, 2014   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

One hundred years ago, a group of men sailed to the northern coast of Alaska to find a land mass rumored to protrude from the Arctic Ocean. They did not find the land. After wintering in the north everyone hurried back to warmer places. Except for Ernest Leffingwell. Leffingwell, a geologist, teacher, and a veteran […]

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