Tag: Denticles
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Nation & World
Studying shark scales to design better drones, planes, turbines
Researchers use sharkskin as a model to create more lift in aerodynamic machines.
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Nation & World
A swimsuit like shark skin? Not so fast
Experiments conducted in a Harvard lab reveal that, while sharks’ sandpaperlike skin does allow the animals to swim faster and more efficiently, the structure of some high-tech swimsuits has no effect when it comes to reducing drag as swimmers move through the water.