Category: Research

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    Spore-Spreading via Vortex

    As it turns out, animals aren’t the only ones to have figured out the usefulness of vortex rings. A team of physicists and biologists have captured peat moss using vortex rings to project their spores to a height where the wind will catch and carry them further afield. #

  • Perching Gliders

    Perching Gliders

    Researchers at MIT are studying stall to understand how birds land and come up with new ways for gliders to perch instead of requiring a runway. This photo shows a smoke visualization of the glider stalling. #