Albatross (IMAGE)

University of Cincinnati

Albatross

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Birds like this black-browed albatross employ dynamic soaring to save energy in flight. Aerospace engineers at the University of Cincinnati are designing autonomous drones that can identify wind speed and direction and make flight adjustments in real time to save energy.

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Michael Miller

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