Using air or bubbles to reduce drag on boats is a popular idea, whether using supercavitation, the Leidenfrost effect, or superhydrophobic coatings. But most of the experiments done thus far Keep reading
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Inside the Blockage of the Suez Canal
In March 2021, the world watched as the Ever Given container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal, disrupting global shipping for more than a week. In this Practical Engineering Keep reading
Hydrofoils and Stability
Today’s fastest boats use hydrofoils to lift most of a boat’s hull out of the water. This greatly reduces the drag a boat experiences, but it can also make the Keep reading