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Whales Inspire Better Blade Designs

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Britta
Butterflies - 68 days ago - features.csmonitor.com
The bumps on a whale's fins inspire a new line of green-tech blades for turbines, fans, and maybe the home.
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Jeff D. (12)
Friday May 16, 2008, 8:28 am
Well noted Britta. This sure is a aerodynamic breakthrough when designing fins,turbines or fans. Not to mention the energy efficiency. Thanks
 

Stephanie Colson (106)
Friday May 16, 2008, 8:32 am
Very cool........Hummmmmmmmm funny we keep learning from animals...hummmmmmmm....

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