Owl Feathers and Quiet Fans
In short: Nature's silent hunters are inspiring new technologies to make wind turbines, fans, and aircraft much quieter.
A 1:10 short film in the series “Nature Invented It First”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Nature Communications, “Towards silent and efficient flight by combining bioinspired owl feather serrations with cicada wing geometry - Nature Communications”; Audubon, “The Silent Flight of Owls, Explained”; Springer, “Aerodynamic Performance Study on Owl-Inspired Serrations for Sound Suppression”; University of Cambridge, “Silent flights: How owls could help make wind turbines and planes quieter”; Academia.edu, “Biomimetics and Emerging Trends in Aviation Technology”.
Sources used in this film
- Nature Communications — Towards silent and efficient flight by combining bioinspired owl feather serrations with cicada wing geometry - Nature Communications · View →
- Audubon — The Silent Flight of Owls, Explained · View →
- Springer — Aerodynamic Performance Study on Owl-Inspired Serrations for Sound Suppression · View →
- University of Cambridge — Silent flights: How owls could help make wind turbines and planes quieter · View →
- Academia.edu — Biomimetics and Emerging Trends in Aviation Technology · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Nature Communications: Towards silent and efficient flight by combining bioinspired owl feather serrations with cicada wing geometry - Nature Communications
- Also: Audubon: The Silent Flight of Owls, Explained
- Also: Springer: Aerodynamic Performance Study on Owl-Inspired Serrations for Sound Suppression
- Also: University of Cambridge: Silent flights: How owls could help make wind turbines and planes quieter
- Also: Academia.edu: Biomimetics and Emerging Trends in Aviation Technology
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