Long before the word 'biomimicry' had been coined, humans were looking at how nature is solving problems and trying to learn from it. When it comes to designing flying machines, studying birds has been the norm as far back as Leonardo da Vinci. But while our feathered friends have taught us a lot about what to do (and what not to do), we have so far neglected the study of flying fish, according to Haecheon Choi, a South-Korean mechanical engineer at the Seoul National University.
Flying Fish Could Teach Us How to Make Planes More Efficient : TreeHugger






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