Dolphins Could Hold the (Real) Key to Swimming
05/24/04
Scientists at the Kyoto Institute of Technology have made a startling discovery about dolphin high speed travel through water. It seems that skin flakes (dandruff?) help keep the flow over their bodies from seperating, and dragging them down. The researchers hope to exploit this concept for "active" low drag systems in boats and submarines. This finding comes after the success of the Speedo micro-textured fabric swimsuit, and the Turbulator Swimsuit, set to shake things up in this year's olympics. If you need to brush up on your laminar flow theory, check this out. If not, here's something completely different.
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