The design is partly inspired by a technique an albatross uses in flight. The plane has a wingspan of about 11 feet (3.4m) and will use several different flight methods to try to achieve the goal ...

The albatross’s technique is called 'dynamic ... Copying the strategy might help humans design more fuel-efficient aircraft. 5. Some birds are known to have circumnavigated the Southern Ocean ...

Vertical axis design would see turbine body rotate with blades, possible due to machine’s low centre of gravity ...

I worked on Bird Island research station, just off mainland South Georgia, for two and a half years as a zoologist, studying the albatross populations there. It was a real privilege to get to work ...

The MFA Design and Technology program provides a dynamic, challenging, and idea-driven environment in which to address the influence of creative practice on society. This program approaches technology ...

Albatross Technology, Electric Power Development (J-POWER), Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO HD), Kawasaki Kisen ...

Well, it’s called the ‘Albatross’, and it's supposed to be a modern reincarnation of the airship of the same name from Jules Verne’s novel, Robur the Conqueror. Only this thing doesn’t f ...

The company went on to design the G-64 Albatross, which was intended to act as a utility transport and search and rescue airborne platform. The first production Albatross was subsequently ...

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An injured gray-headed albatross on Marion Island. Seabirds on this remote island have no defense mechanisms against invasive mice, leading to injuries and deaths in the thousands. An injured gray ...

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