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Finding clean ways to generate energy is a priority for scientists eager to reduce the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. Now, a team of US researchers say they’ve found a way to make environmentally ...

Scientists show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull's wing with an engineered flow control accessory, known as a Gurney flap, can greatly improve wind turbine performance. To achieve the ...

Nearly everyone has heard of the term “bionics” in movies, books or TV shows (i.e., the Six Million Dollar Man and Darth Vader). However, few people really stop to think about where the energy to ...

This work was supported by Air Force Office of Scientific Research Grant FA9550-09-1-0689 (to D.G.N.), Office of NavalResearch Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Award N00014-11-1-0725 ...