Cool critters: Ghostlike predators of the night
Owls, with their earth-toned feathers, are masters of camouflage. But not the barn owl. Adorned with striking white plumage ...
These nearly silent wind turbines have owl-inspired ‘feathers’
The design, inspired by the shape of owl feathers, aims to solve one of the wind industry ... and the schedules that they can ...
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Uncovering the secrets behind the silent flight of owls: Trailing-edge fringes could lead to low-noise fluid machinery
While many studies have evaluated these fringes using flat plates and airfoils, their exact mechanisms and effects on the ...
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Study Buddy (Explorer): Injured Hong Kong owl flies again after being given ‘glued-on’ feathers
Read the following text, and answer questions 1-10 below: [1] In January, a large owl ... feathers to perfectly match the recipient’s, both by species and feather location on the wing, and ...
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DNR seeks feather samples for sharptail-prairie chicken hybrid study
To submit a sample for the study, hunters should put the wing and tail feathers from each bird into separate paper envelopes — don't mix feathers from different birds together — labeled with ...
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These nearly silent wind turbines have owl-inspired ‘feathers’
The design, inspired by the shape of owl feathers, aims to solve one of the ... and the schedules that they can operate. Like airplane wings, wind turbine blades are shaped so that air flows ...