| 单词 | wind tunnel |
| 例句 | Most of the work done at Langley was of the “compressed-air” persuasion, research conducted in one of the proliferating number of wind tunnels. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A wind tunnel offered many of the research benefits of flight tests but without the danger. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Naheed could hear her own exaggerated breathing inside her head like she was inside a wind tunnel. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z It was cold and hard, but I was so tired I could have slept in a wind tunnel. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The point of a wind tunnel, of course, was to simulate as closely as possible the conditions that prevailed in free flight. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It stood in a crease of land where the desert ended and the mountain began, forming a wind tunnel. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The Unitary Plan Tunnel had come online in 1955, funded by legislation to build state-of-the-art wind tunnels at each of the NACA’s three main laboratories. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Mastery of the Reynolds number, and using that knowledge to build wind tunnels that successfully simulated real-world conditions, was the key to the NACAs success. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Beginning in the Administration Building, with a single wind tunnel, the lab grew until space limits pushed it to expand to the west onto several large properties tracing their provenance to colonial-era plantations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Mary Jackson could see the air moving around the racer just as clearly as if she were looking at a Schlieren photograph taken in a wind tunnel. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z At its simplest, a wind tunnel was a big box attached to a big fan. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z His eyes were milky blue, one higher than the other, and though he smiled, he didn’t look friendly—more like his face was being peeled back in a wind tunnel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One test required Mary to clamber onto the catwalk of the wind tunnel, measuring how rivets disrupted the airflow over a particular model. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Engineers gave direction to the craftsmen who made the wind tunnel models and to the technicians and mechanics who manipulated the models. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Regardless of whether the engineers conducted a test in a wind tunnel or in free flight, the output was the same: torrents, scads, bundles, reams, masses, mounds, jumbles, piles, and goo-gobs of numbers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Amelia Earhart nearly lost her raccoon coat to a wind tunnel’s giant turbine while touring the lab. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z No organization came close to Langley in terms of the quality and range of wind tunnel research data and analysis. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z After several rounds of refinement in the Langley wind tunnels, the Mustang achieved its apotheosis with the P-51D. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He knew he should run home, and he listened to his footsteps hitting the sidewalk pavement, loud thumping, one after the other, in rhythm with his breathing, like he was inside of a wind tunnel. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z They also attended a weekly two-hour laboratory session for hands-on training in one of the wind tunnels, shouldering an average of four hours of homework on top of a six-day workweek. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But for most of the length of Alaskan Way, the waterfront is a wind tunnel of roaring traffic noise and partial, peek-a-boo bay views. The push to see Seattle waterfront transformed 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z And by mid-1948, the wind tunnels, compact by modern standards, had been rebuilt exactly as they had been in Germany, but on a secluded, wooded area deep within the White Oak site. How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z We built the largest outdoor wind tunnel in the world. How Cruise brings 'the Tom factor' to 'Mission: Impossible' stunts 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Thomas, an Alabama native based in Los Angeles, cuts a glamorous, haunted figure, with pale skin and the tousled hair of Timothée Chalamet caught in a wind tunnel. Pete Davidson’s New Special Seems Like It Could Use a Hug 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Inside the wind tunnel of modern tennis, he crafted a style that seemed made for a butterfly, yet was crushingly effective. David Foster Wallace’s Perfect Game 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z “I think it must be a wind tunnel,” offers Mike Koschak, who has pondered this question on his own commute to work in Washington. Dear Northerners: We get that this weather is no big deal for you. Now please shut up. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z His hair was flamboyantly shaggy, as if a clean swoop had hit a wind tunnel. Charlie Puth Got Famous. Then He Got Good. 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z And to hit that theme harder, Manglano-Ovalle proposed creating a small model of his sculpture for testing in wind tunnel 9 to see if it had the aerodynamics necessary to fly. How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The sculptor is a former aerospace engineer, and some of his forms look as though they were developed with the help of a wind tunnel. In the galleries: Artwork that’s designed to fail 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Its padded corsets in the royal wedding style are given a mourning glory with shades of mauve or with a 2003 cape billowing in a wind tunnel. Exhibition Review: Alexander McQueen in All His Dark Glory 2011-05-02T13:00:52Z “Yes, it’s very important that what happened at wind tunnel Number 1 not be forgotten because it came here shrouded in moral ambiguity,” he said. How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The indoor skydiving facility uses a vertical wind tunnel to simulate the skydiving experience. Sighting: Garth Brooks visits indoor skydiving facility iFLY in Rosemont 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z At the supersonic and later hypersonic lab, the two German wind tunnels provided data for creation of ever more sophisticated and longer-traveling missiles. How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z We did the testing first in the wind tunnel but we found a slight discrepancy between those results and what you get on the road. Jaguar E-Type turns 50 2011-02-08T17:48:20Z Once American officials understood what they had found in the resort town, they quickly shipped it to the United States, as well as some of the wind tunnel scientists. How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Friday; Aeronautical Engineering wind tunnels and airplane challenge, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar 2011-11-16T23:08:03Z If I was in a really big wind tunnel, I would be like, you can’t push me over. How Banks Found Her Voice on Her New Album The Altar 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Women who used pencils and paper to calculate data from wind tunnel tests, among other research, were called computers. The nearly forgotten story of the black women who helped land a man on the moon 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Interactive stations in the exhibition, including one that transforms visitors into virtual birds, a simulated wind tunnel and an “International Space Elevator.” Smithsonian flight exhibit lets you get a passport to Mars and fly like a bird 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z My eyes held tight to Nik’s warm, playful gaze; we were in a wind tunnel and had found the one still space. Our marriage can’t be denied 2014-01-12T00:00:00Z Experiencing the show was like sitting in a wind tunnel. ‘Grease’ in a Nairobi High School: Saheem Ali on His First Time Directing 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z By early 1946, when the White Oak Naval Ordnance Laboratory was still under construction, two wind tunnels and nine German scientists were on their way. How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z What kind of kid builds a wind tunnel in his bedroom and takes flying lessons without his parents' knowledge? Rewind TV: Borgen; Ripper Street; Africa: Kalahari; Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon; Hotel – review 2013-01-06T00:08:08Z He was humble and going through his own wind tunnel. Film: Bringing Love to Strong Women 2010-12-10T22:58:00Z Marren didn’t know if the artist was joking when he made the request, but the wind tunnel director decided to make it happen. How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z But inevitably, “Prototype for Re-Entry” sheds light on the history of the original wind tunnel complex as well — especially in the hands of an artist who is drawn to “where the beautiful meets the monstrous.” How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z As for the original German wind tunnels, the technological heart of one is on display at the current wind tunnel, and other equipment is in an abandoned building behind it. How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z For 16 years, he has lived in Hillandale less than one mile from the wind tunnel site without knowing about its presence or history. How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z He said students and faculty will benefit from proximity to NASA’s researchers and facilities, including the world’s largest wind tunnel and powerful supercomputers. Inspiring 'the next generation of explorers' fuels big partnership between UC Berkeley, NASA 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z And every so often, the hungry earth opens into a sinkhole, eating everything in sight and beckoning the unwary into a maze of shifting waters and wind tunnels. What happened to the supercomputer under the zoo? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Red Bull forfeited time in the wind tunnel, a crucial piece of equipment to develop aerodynamics, and a paid a $7 million fine after overspending in the 2021 season. Hamilton and Sainz warn that Red Bull still has the advantage despite a dismal weekend in Singapore 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Lockheed Martin has tested a Hybrid Wing Body design in wind tunnels. Air Force awards a start-up company $235 million to build an example of a sleek new plane 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z To explore such questions, researchers have often released the insects into small laboratory wind tunnels stocked with used socks or sweat-coated glass beads. How to Build a Scent Smorgasbord for Mosquitoes 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z The next step for the researchers will be testing their hypothesis with wind tunnel experiments on artificial monarch wings. The Secret in the Spots on Monarch Butterflies’ Wings 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Deal said Boeing has done extensive analysis and wind tunnel tests of small-scale models of the new configuration. In Paris, Boeing leader teases eye-catching new airplane concept 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z “They have less wind tunnel time, so then they’re probably using some of this year’s on to next year’s. They would have definitely migrated before us,” Hamilton added. Hamilton and Sainz warn that Red Bull still has the advantage despite a dismal weekend in Singapore 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Playing on Chatrier this year in the daytime, I found it is like a wind tunnel. Scheduling shows women's tennis is undervalued - Pegula column 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z A new wind tunnel is also under construction and due for completion late in 2024. Honda to return to F1 as Aston Martin engine partner 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z A flying car is one step closer to airborne reality following successful wind tunnel testing for the futuristic vehicle being developed by Brazilian electric plane maker Eve Holding Inc , the firm announced on Monday. Oil prices extend gains on US plans to refill reserve, Canada's wildfires 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z It has led to a change of approach, and the drivers have been saying that large gains are being found in the wind tunnel as a result. Realistic Mercedes to still 'go for it' in Australia 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z “New factory coming together will be ready, new wind tunnel, a lot of investment. They look pretty good.” Verstappen again the man to beat in F1 in 2023 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z When my colleagues and I analyzed the ball in a wind tunnel, we found that the Jabulani was too smooth overall and so had a higher drag coefficient than the 2006 Teamgesit ball. Men’s World Cup Soccer Ball, the Al Rihla, Has the Aerodynamics of a Champion 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Heading back to the lab, Dr. Ortega Jiménez started filming springtails in flight, and he designed a small wind tunnel to see how the animals dealt with different aerial conditions. Why Fly or Swim When You Can Jump? Ask the Springtail. 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Violating teams should also be penalized in competition, such as losing wind tunnel time for car and engine development, Brown wrote. F1 back to racing as questions mount over Red Bull spending 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z It allows scientists to test designs virtually without relying solely on more costly wind tunnel tests and live drills. American technology boosts China’s hypersonic missile program 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z “We know what the energy costs should be from wind tunnel experiments, but when we try to use our models, the energy costs we know they used are much lower.” The Godwit’s Long, Long Nonstop Journey 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z My colleagues in Japan tested the four most recent World Cup balls in a wind tunnel at the University of Tsukuba. Men’s World Cup Soccer Ball, the Al Rihla, Has the Aerodynamics of a Champion 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z When flipped upside down while in the wind tunnel, springtails with water droplets on their collophores were able to flip themselves around in less than 20 milliseconds, faster than any animal previously recorded. Why Fly or Swim When You Can Jump? Ask the Springtail. 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Hypersonic wind tunnels and test facilities for nuclear-powered rockets also will be needed, as well as space-based infrastructure such as propellant depots, moon landing pads, greater space navigational and domain awareness sensors. China’s space power to promote communism 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Other sales include hardware such as interferometers, which can be used by scientists to capture highly accurate data in wind tunnel tests. American technology boosts China’s hypersonic missile program 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z For a century, talks of building a bridge across the strait — which runs between two mountain ranges, creating a fierce wind tunnel — had failed to result in action. A bridge to Crimea is a vital Russian link, and a potential Ukrainian target. 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Alfa Romeo's Frederic Vasseur added: "If we have some increase on energy or freight, the best solution is to switch off the wind tunnel to stop bringing updates every single weekend." Williams fined for breach of F1's cost cap rules 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z In a study published Monday in Current Biology, researchers tested the skills of arboreal and ground-dwelling salamanders using a wind tunnel to simulate flight from the tops of trees. It’s Not a Bird or a Plane. It’s a Skydiving Salamander. 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z They put them into a wind tunnel with a fan blowing upward to simulate the animal falling. Watch salamanders ‘skydive’ in a wind tunnel 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z U.S. scientists said computer-aided simulation is a critical step before advancing to wind tunnel and live tests for weapons such as hypersonic missiles. American technology boosts China’s hypersonic missile program 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Laboratories are particular targets and the FBI said China has successfully recruited talent program participants globally for work on programs involving wind tunnel design, advanced lasers, military technologies and nuclear energy. CIA goes back to school to collaborate on spy tech research 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The brothers built a wind tunnel to do experiments. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When the researchers dropped the wandering salamanders into the wind tunnel upside down or backward, they could immediately whip their tails around and spin into an upright position. It’s Not a Bird or a Plane. It’s a Skydiving Salamander. 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z “We’ve never sold a ticket to a wind tunnel,” he noted. As Daytona 500 looms, drivers race to adapt to NASCAR’s ‘Next Gen’ racecar 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The conference was hosted by the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, a secretive organization headed by a PLA general that houses 18 wind tunnels. American technology boosts China’s hypersonic missile program 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Some observers have compared portions of the downhill course named the Rock to a wind tunnel. Weather adds an air of dangerous unpredictability to skiing 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z "We have the people we need but we are still catching up on some of the technology infrastructure we're behind on, the wind tunnel under construction and things like the simulator," Brown said. McLaren launch 2022 Formula 1 car 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Will the most advanced science in the sport — which in January included perfecting his cycling form and equipment in a European wind tunnel — provide the margin he needs to become the talk of triathlon again? Why Do They Swim-Bike-Run So Fast? Data. 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Buffalo did struggle to stop the run in both matchups, but Josh Allen threw for 314 yards when the game wasn’t played in a wind tunnel and also had 64 yards on the ground. Wild-card weekend: Betting lines, odds and picks for Saturday's NFL games 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The researchers recorded readings from 72 chemical sensors in a wind tunnel as scents wafted through it, including acetone, methane, and ammonia. Brain-inspired chips could soon help power autonomous robots and self-driving cars 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z First timers go through a quick training session before entering a wind tunnel and floating freely for 60 glorious seconds. Weekend with kids: Seattle Southside | Provided by Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The new site will include a brand new wind tunnel. Aston Martin want Vettel to stay 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The team then stuffed two real northern gannet wings with cotton and propped them up in a wind tunnel. Dark wings supercharge seabird flight 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Aerospace design normally depends on wind-tunnel tests, for example, but the waiting time to get into a wind tunnel is as much as two years — far too long for a startup like Firefly. Going to the moon via the cloud 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z The students made model stock cars they were going to place in a miniature wind tunnel — powered by CO2 cartridges — and then use what they learned in competitive races against each other. Larson repays Urban Youth Racing School with virtual visit 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Over the next several years, the brothers built experimental gliders and manufactured a wind tunnel to conduct lift and drag tests. Ingenuity's 'Wright Stuff': A Piece of the Wright Flyer Will Soar on Mars 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z At Yangon's popular Indoor Skydiving Centre, visitors can experience the thrill of jumping out of a plane from the safety of a vertical wind tunnel. Myanmar coup: The shadowy business empire funding the Tatmadaw 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z The material was then sewn into its parachute form in the US and tested in the world's largest wind tunnel. Mars landing: Devon textiles firm created parachute fabric 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z “It was like a wind tunnel out there,” Pro guard Joel Bitonio said with a laugh Friday. Browns down 2 more coaches for Steelers game, COVID issues 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z To answer that, a group of curious scientists gathered some starlings, placed them in a wind tunnel, and let them fly against a current of air while remaining stationary with respect to the outside world. Consider the wishbone: What we can learn from a Thanksgiving turkey's bones 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z “With the wind tunnel,” Stephen Wright says, “they were able to gather precise data on tiny airfoil designs, scraps of sheet metal they had lying around their bicycle shop.” Ingenuity's 'Wright Stuff': A Piece of the Wright Flyer Will Soar on Mars 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z When subjected to just the normal ambient sounds while flying in a wind tunnel, the bats called at 113 decibels. Echolocation Drains Bats Traveling through Noise 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Hours after the Silverado fire ignited, the Blue Ridge fire erupted in Santa Ana Canyon — a notorious wind tunnel said to have given the blustery Santa Anas their name. Firefighters battle to save Orange County subdivisions as flames march closer 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The temperature dropped and Globe Life Field became a wind tunnel. Dodgers have tables turned in stunning NLCS Game 4 blowout loss to the Braves 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The testing is defined as billable hours reported by the wind tunnel. NASCAR fines Hendrick $100,000 for too much wind tunnel time 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z “I thought we’d be making models and testing them in wind tunnels,” says Murdoch. How L.A. architect Paul Murdoch designed a 9/11 memorial that literally sings 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z “After a period of extensive wind tunnel testing and a series of ground tests in the Netherlands, it was time to perform the first flight and obtain an impression of the flight characteristics.” Scale model of futuristic 'Flying V' aircraft makes successful maiden flight 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z In the fifth, Eric Thames went yard into the right field wind tunnel. Austin Voth puts Nationals in a hole, and their second half starts with another loss 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z It will deploy the parachute — shown here being tested in a wind tunnel in 2017 — along with a ‘sky crane’ system that will fire retrorockets to slow it down as it approaches the planet’s surface. In pictures: three Mars missions 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Opening both helps alleviate the issue, but turns the cabin into a wind tunnel. Test drive: The 2020 Toyota GR Supra is another classic reboot 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z At NASA, Jackson went on to work with wind tunnel experiments, helping conduct experiments in an environment where the winds howled at nearly twice the speed of sound. NASA to rename headquarters for Mary W. Jackson, agency’s first female African American engineer 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z It means that the lower a team finishes in the constructors’ championship, the more wind tunnel time it gets the following year to develop the team’s car. F1 teams limited to a $145 million budget cap from next year 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z It is difficult to study live birds in a wind tunnel and nearly impossible to train them to move just a wrist or a single finger joint on command. Winged “PigeonBot” Flies with Real Feathers 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z They promptly set about building their own wind tunnel to acquire accurate measurements. Why Did the Wright Brothers Succeed When Others Failed? 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z The center is also home to immense wind tunnels that help test both aircraft and vehicles bound for space. NASA center in California issues mandatory work-from-home policy after employee tests positive for COVID-19 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z They were modelled in a wind tunnel by Italian engineers and tested on sections of road near the bridge. The bridge that should never close 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z GM says knowledge of fluid dynamics, scale model testing, and some wind tunnel tests began with racing and are now used in development of mainstream vehicles. GM to open racing tech center near Charlotte Motor Speedway 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The nation has invested heavily in facilities, including sophisticated wind tunnels and shock tubes that use blast waves to study hypersonic flows. ‘National pride is at stake.’ Russia, China, United States race to build hypersonic weapons 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z The key component in the development of the SIM drivers is the wind tunnel testing TaylorMade’s engineers have been doing at the San Diego Low Speed Wind Tunnel dating back to 2008. TaylorMade SIM family of metalwoods change shape to bring about both more speed and more forgiveness - Golf Digest 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z For this to work, engineers must enter reams of flight data, developed first from wind tunnel tests and computer simulations and then in the final stages from actual flight tests. Simulator software, not 737 MAX’s flight control system, likely caused erratic behavior cited in pilot messages 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z When the geese reached adulthood, the researchers took measurements of how they flew in reduced oxygen conditions in a wind tunnel, closely mimicking their migration conditions. These High-Flying Geese Are ‘the Astronauts of the Bird World’ 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Comparative physiologist Jessica Meir raised 12 bar-headed geese as her own, taught them to fly and led them into a wind tunnel to help discover how the birds cope with flying over the Himalayas. Daily briefing: The best ways to show uncertainty in charts and graphs 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Its wind tunnels and other testing infrastructure are aging. ‘National pride is at stake.’ Russia, China, United States race to build hypersonic weapons 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Meir led the geese — they followed her anywhere — into a wind tunnel designed to test submarines and sports equipment. This astronaut raised geese to study their hearts. The birds stole hers. 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z They didn’t actually end up doing that, opting instead to use a wind tunnel instead. This behind-the-scenes documentary shows how Oats Studios filmed its Anthem short film 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z There’s a wind tunnel that roars at more than 150 mph. Tennis tech folks who test all stay mum on Wimbledon speed 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z But the skills which took the 47-year-old from researching wind tunnels to the top of the $150-billion jet market face their toughest test as Boeing struggles to keep its recovery plans intact. From wind tunnels to megadeals, the Boeing sales boss facing new... 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Early in the development of the 737 MAX, engineers gathered at Boeing’s transonic wind tunnel in Seattle to test the jet’s aerodynamics using a scale model with a wingspan comparable to that of an eagle. The inside story of MCAS: How Boeing’s 737 MAX system gained power and lost safeguards 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z To get birds to fly in a wind tunnel, the study authors took advantage of the avian behavior known as imprinting. This astronaut raised geese to study their hearts. The birds stole hers. 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z BZ was tested as a potential weapon, blown through wind tunnels to simulate a battlefield spray. James Ketchum, who conducted mind-altering experiments on soldiers, dies at 87 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z But engineers who tested the MAX design in a wind tunnel weren’t convinced they would work, the person said. A late change, and fatal flaws, in a Boeing jet design 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z It also said it would spend $124 million on an advanced wind tunnel facility in Ohio. Factbox: Investments by automakers in the U.S. and China since... 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Sure, it’s a ridiculous place with holographic burger signs and banana suits and a wind tunnel transportation system. Fortnite’s island is a virtual world layered with history 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Along with new locations, there’s a new form of transportation called the “slipstream,” which is essentially a wind tunnel that moves you quickly from one spot to the next. Fortnite season 9 turns Tilted Towers into a sci-fi city 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z To see how bar-headed geese survive in the high altitudes over the Himalayas, Meir trained them to fly in a wind tunnel. Editorials from around New England 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Brock would like to test the tubes in the campus wind tunnel before performing low-level drop tests from buildings and high-altitude weather balloon testing. Hands-on college research boosts students’ marketability | Provided by University of Idaho 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z In the journal, the researchers described how the wings fared in NASA's wind tunnel testing site. NASA, MIT engineers re-imagine airplane wing, unveil futuristic new design 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z There's also the chance he's built a wind tunnel to recreate the whirlpool effect and treacherous gusts at Amen Corner. Masters 2019: Rory's Grand Slam, Tiger's 15th major and other early storylines we're watching en route to Augusta National - Golf Digest 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z And, “they fly really well in wind tunnels and cages.” The Hummingbird as Warrior: Evolution of a Fierce and Furious Beak 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z “If you were him, I would’ve pushed you back into that wind tunnel.” Perspective | St. Louis blues: This Super Bowl is no party in the city left behind 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z A vertical wind tunnel creates a thrilling, and safe, adventure as you are lifted into midair. Last-minute experience gifts you can buy online | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z This was just the kind of challenge to appeal to a group of researchers who set up a small wind tunnel, created model dandelion seeds, and recorded their flights in detail. Drifting Dandelion Seeds Produce a Vortex Never Before Seen 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Aerion had previously worked with Airbus Group on several design aspects, including structures and high-speed wind tunnel tests. To get supersonic business jets off the ground, Aerion Corp. is building planes that don't go 'boom' 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z One such is J. Scott Turner, a physiologist who, before turning to termites, placed alligators in wind tunnels in order to understand how they regulate their body temperature. What Termites Can Teach Us 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The Titleist team even developed a “virtual wind tunnel” to digitally test computer head designs to improve swing speed-enhancing effects through aerodynamic changes to where the crown meets the face and the high toe area. Titleist TS2, TS3 drivers, fairway woods are result of new "speed project" and "taking it to another level" - Golf Digest 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z This summer, 55 middle school girls in the Washington, D.C., area trained on a flight simulator, launched a high-altitude weather balloon, and went skydiving in an indoor wind tunnel. They’re fun. But can STEM camps for girls really make a difference? 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z The company also pledged to be a lead donor on an $18 million wind tunnel for the university billed as the largest, most advanced of its kind in the US. Boeing plans MIT engineering center focused on pilotless aircraft technology 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z For example, the teens in her pilot programme at Kingston played with wind tunnels and microscopes and interviewed astronauts. How retirement can give your career a new lease of life 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z So Cho captured a few more crab spiders and put them in a wind tunnel. Spiders can float in the air, and scientists just figured out how they lift off 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z They gave it that nickname because of the way he used to stand in front of the recipient and lean in so close, shouting with such force, it was like being in a wind tunnel. Alex Ferguson up close: sometimes difficult, always great | Daniel Taylor 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The hallways are bare wind tunnels and even the giant atrium that acts as an opulent entranceway to the mall appears desolate, echoing the caws of resident crows and little else. Cities from the sea: the true cost of reclaimed land 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Designers are testing tweaks to the shape and size of a blade, experimenting with the changes in wind tunnels or on computers. Windmills with blades as long as a jumbo jet’s wingspan are making clean energy mainstream 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z “I’m sure there are many details still left to explore,” he said, and will update the model based on wind tunnel tests of the birds' wings. Falcons are as fast as racecars. Pity their poor prey. 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z But the village’s short, 3,000-foot gravel runway sits in a wind tunnel between volcanic mountains. The Government Shouldn’t Value Bears Over People 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Horseshoe-shaped walkways and viewing areas furnished with chairs and couches ring the wind tunnels. San Diego bets millions of dollars on plan to turn skydiving center into homeless hub 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z The current design closely mimics models that underwent wind tunnel tests at Langley last fall. NASA awards contract for quiet supersonic plane 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Prototype are bent, stretched, buffeted in wind tunnels and, during "fatigue tests", flexed back and forth quickly millions of times to simulate a lifetime of use. Reaping the wind with the biggest turbines ever made 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Andreas Pohl's The Man and the Mysterious Tower, which won the Architecture category was won, shows a vertical wind tunnel built in the 1930s for aeronautical studies in Berlin. Stunning images capture the world around us 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The facility closed within months of construction due to design flaws in the wind tunnel. San Diego pays $7 million for indoor-skydiving center that the county just valued at $6 million 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Besides the wind tunnels, which take up a significant portion of the square footage on each floor, the facility features gathering spaces designed for people to watch skydivers from several points of view. San Diego bets millions of dollars on plan to turn skydiving center into homeless hub 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Just imagine three years in the emotional wind tunnel that is a 15-year-old girl. When your son is 15, everything is an argument 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Millions of dollars are invested between each Olympic cycle to test suits in wind tunnels and design innovations are closely guarded from competing nations until as close to the Olympics as possible. U.S. skaters bury ghost of skin suits past 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Chris Yu, an aerospace engineer and director of integrated technologies at Specialized who led the team conducting the wind tunnel trials, was impressed with its performance, too. Olympic Clothing Designers Try to Beat the Cold with Technology 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The next step is to replicate the computer tests using models in a wind tunnel, a task which the group hopes to take on later this year. Silencing a sonic boom would help a Concorde replacement 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z It is sometimes difficult, in the wind tunnel of noise created by Trump’s most hysterical critics, to distinguish what is merely appalling from what is genuinely dangerous. Perspective | Trump’s first year: A damage assessment 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z The car’s low snout, high scuttle, raked windscreen and roof peak directly over the front seats are all beautiful in the eyes of the wind tunnel. Toyota Prius Prime: America’s Most Popular Hybrid Lacks Energy 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Millions of dollars are invested between each Olympic cycle to test suits in wind tunnels and design innovations are closely guarded from competing nations until as close to the Olympics as possible. U.S. skaters bury ghost of skin suits past 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z In Ventura County, the Santa Clara River Valley became a katabatic wind tunnel for two weeks. California's largest ever fire was a force that could not be stopped – LA Times 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Plucked away at young ages for their raw talent, they are trained instead with the utmost emerging technology, including multimillion-dollar wind tunnels, in countries like Spain and Germany, and they often cycle under European brands. In cycling-obsessed Colombia, he dreamed of glory. But first he needed a bike 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z However, when the feather was placed in a wind tunnel, the high-frequency sound returned. When danger is afoot, these pigeons sound a warning call—with their feathers 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Across the street the mountainside was on fire and the flames looked like they were in a wind tunnel. Where Did the Napa Fire Begin? Investigators Scour the Ashes 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z After a few miles the valley narrows, creating what became a wind tunnel for the fire as it roared toward the city. Ten miles of California’s loveliest countryside, transformed by fire 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z A few critical buildings, though, are still in the flood plain and can’t be moved or demolished, such as the compressor station that produces the air needed for the wind tunnels. NASA Langley’s new computer lab ushers age of computation 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z Aerospace engineers now see wind tunnels as a complement to and verification of computer modeling data, said J. Gordon Leishman, a professor in the aerospace engineering department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Defying predictions, wind tunnels find new customers in autos, athletics — even fast food 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z The team trained 24 western sandpipers to fly inside a wind tunnel for 2 hours at a stretch. Even tiny amounts of oil could doom seabirds 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z They are planning to collect smelly socks from 200 sets of identical and nonidentical twins, place the footwear in a wind tunnel with the bugs and see what happens next. Are You a Magnet for Mosquitoes? 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Formula 1 teams still do a huge amount of testing in wind tunnels. Bloodhound Diary: Learning from the past - BBC News 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z As the new computational research facility springs to life, though, it likely signals a slow death for other wind tunnels as they become obsolete. NASA Langley’s new computer lab ushers age of computation 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z In 1947, when the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. opened its wind tunnel alongside the San Diego Airport, such facilities were really the only way to verify whether a proposed aircraft design would behave as expected. Defying predictions, wind tunnels find new customers in autos, athletics — even fast food 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z “In the wind tunnel, the goal here is to validate our simulations that we ran to characterize the airflow around the car and also through the side radiator pods,” Gehrke said. Modine teams with students for race car testing 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Once designs are proved on the supercomputer, scale models are tested in wind tunnels and then finally experimental craft undergo real world testing. Nasa runs competition to help make old Fortran code faster - BBC News 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z The problem is that we can't really put Bloodhound into a wind tunnel. Bloodhound Diary: Learning from the past - BBC News 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z A quirky course in a veritable wind tunnel is, what, taxing? Dustin Johnson steamrolls Martin Kaymer in pursuit of third straight win - Golf Digest 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z The San Diego wind tunnel went through several ownership changes as the aerospace industry consolidated. Defying predictions, wind tunnels find new customers in autos, athletics — even fast food 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z The Dearborn-based automaker announced Wednesday that the wind tunnel complex will be on 13 acres next to Ford’s current Driveability Test Facility in Allen Park. Ford plans $200M wind tunnel complex in suburban Detroit 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Only the giant hypersonic wind tunnel complex, a 100ft ridged silver sphere presiding over four 60ft smooth silver globes, offered visual evidence of the remarkable work occurring on an otherwise ordinary looking campus. The hidden history of Nasa’s black female scientists 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Previously, they had to build a plane, test it in a wind tunnel and then tweak the design. Supersonic passenger jets might make a comeback, more than a decade after the last Concorde flight 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z By the early 1930s, it was home to the largest wind tunnel in the world. What to Know About the Real Research Lab From 'Hidden Figures' 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z He ordered frequent tests of drone designs, including in a wind tunnel. Silicon Valley Stumbles in World Beyond Software 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The company says the wind tunnel complex will better position its engineers to conduct testing to back up advancements in vehicle design. Ford plans $200M wind tunnel complex in suburban Detroit 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The researchers measured drag over their model in a wind tunnel rather than a pool to avoid the influence of surface waves. Want to swim fast? Spread your fingers 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Reporting in Soft Robotics, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology describe wind tunnel tests of a lightweight, high-performance elastic wing that controls flight maneuvers by flexing its entire surface. MIT Engineers Develop a Flexible Wing 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The boss sent his cars to the wind tunnel, became a constant sight to his drivers and teams. He can coast the next 2 weeks but that's not Johnson's style 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z “For 2017, the creative element is totally different, and the rate of improvement we get in the wind tunnel is just staggering,” Symonds said. Grand Prix Royalty, Looking to Rebound 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Adrian Newey, the chief technical officer for Red Bull Racing, gets paid a lot of money to see things as a wind tunnel sees them. How Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing Reinvented Car Design 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The mannequin was then dressed in a series of skinsuits made of various fabrics and placed on his bicycle saddle, where it underwent tests in the university's wind tunnel. 3D mannequin helps cyclist go for gold 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Commissioner Catherine Brandhorst said the wind tunnel would attract and capture mosquitoes to test. Mosquito officials want wind tunnel to attract bugs, funding 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Transportation Department Secretary Christy Hall says adding to the height of the barriers on the bridge will require wind tunnel testing to see how they would affect the structure of the span. Ways sought to prevent people jumping from Ravenel Bridge 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Gusts of 20 to 30 mph pushed the blaze north in the Cajon Pass, a natural wind tunnel, tossing embers a half-mile ahead of the flame front. 'We got our butts kicked,' firefighters say as Blue Cut fire defies containment 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z To the wind tunnel they look like Conestoga wagons, or Spanish galleons, or equestrian statuary. How Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing Reinvented Car Design 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z One teacher’s classroom is now dominated by a homemade wind tunnel, Wolfe said. Academies of Loudoun will take collaborative approach to STEM education 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Boeing invested heavily to develop America’s first commercial jet, building its own advanced wind tunnel to speed the research and a prototype technology demonstrator plane known as the -80. Meet the people who helped shape Boeing's 100-year history: Condit, Sutter and Darcy-Henneman 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z "We are at the stage where we are defining the chassis, looking at cooling and suspension layouts and developing bodywork in the wind tunnel," he said in a preview for Sunday's British Grand Prix. Vasseur becomes principal of growing Renault F1 team 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Team Oracle worked with engineering experts from BMW, a team sponsor, to get access to the company’s wind tunnel, 3D-simulation capabilities, and software to study turbulence and airflow. The yachts of America’s Cup are faster and weirder than ever 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z In the eyes of a wind tunnel, they are all pigs. How Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing Reinvented Car Design 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z To test strength, we opened the umbrella at a busy intersection where tall buildings and the nearby Thames River create something of a natural wind tunnel. In Search of the Best Compact Travel Umbrella 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z We’ll do analysis and wind tunnel testing to verify the performance. NASA's Ambitious Plan to Help Build the Next Concorde 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z There is much work for the British team to do besides negotiating city wind tunnels. As America’s Cup Sails Into to New York, Glory Rests on the Wind 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z He said he has found a company in Texas that can make a big flag and a wind tunnel in College Park, Md., willing to test the concept. Big flag? I threw it against the wall, but readers said it didn’t stick. It stunk. 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z The wind tunnels of the future will thank him. How Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing Reinvented Car Design 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “A wind tunnel is a fake environment,” he said. Capturing, and Changing, the Breezes Blowing Through New York 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Pininfarina tested the design in its on-site wind tunnel, and came away pleased. Six groundbreaking Ferraris were built for a prince. Only one escaped the jungle 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z There are no walls jutting in at odd angles, no overhangs or extreme wind tunnels. Cespedes Blunder Stirs Echoes of Mets’ Past, and Worries for Future 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z So, he tested the bike design in a wind tunnel and tweaked it for a gain in aerodynamic efficiency. What can doctors learn from pilots and cyclists? - BBC News 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z The British Cycling website also explains that recent wind tunnel testing has also shown a marginal aerodynamic gain, a benefit long claimed but previously never proven. Professional cycling's latest scandal: unshaved legs 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Much the way human athletes are regulated for substances, racing officials now limit the amount of computation cars can use, including wind tunnel simulations between races, so it pays to move data quickly. As a Data Deluge Grows, Companies Rethink Storage 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z During that time, the contract requires the company to develop a design and specifications for the aircraft, which will be validated by wind tunnel tests and computer simulations. NASA is spending $20 million on this supersonic 'X-plane' 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The climate control system in the Dune works best at high volume but feels like a wind tunnel and produces aviation-grade noise. VW's Beetle Dune: A new spin on a classic beach buggy 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Our nerves are calmed by the wind tunnel team's enthusiasm. Snowspeed: Why shouldn’t a sledge go at 150mph? - BBC News 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z In late 1901, the brothers went back to their bike shop, where they ran tests on 200 tiny wings placed in a homemade 6-foot wind tunnel. Wright glider preceded historic 1903 flight 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z This Buffalo Wild Wings ad: filmed at the Coliseum “I just happened to be walking in and the whole thing was a wind tunnel,” Furin says with a laugh. The secret Hollywood life of the first Super Bowl stadium 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Aerodynamic testing, for example, is done largely with simulation software, cutting development time in a wind tunnel. Carmakers' rush to put latest tech in lower-priced models 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z The rules govern time in the wind tunnel, data restrictions on computer design, and so-called "listed parts", which are parts of the car that a team must design themselves. Abu Dhabi GP: Ferrari & Haas tie-in cleared by FIA 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z A full-size sledge to determine the pilot's position, a 25%-scale clay model to recreate the shapes developed using 3D drawing programmes, and the latest - a 50%-scale model built specifically for testing in the wind tunnel. Snowspeed: Why shouldn’t a sledge go at 150mph? - BBC News 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z The use of wind tunnels, crucial to aerodynamic developments, is restricted in Formula One to cut costs but Haas, being currently outside the championship, are not subject to the same limits. Mercedes seek guidance on partnership agreements 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z The wind tunnel attempts to build a new model to accurately predict fire behaviour is a work in progress. Welcome to the fire lab: California researchers re-create forest blazes 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z They say the contraption is like a wind tunnel for studying movement on unstable surfaces. 'Sand pit' probes walking strategies - BBC News 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z "Together with the potential we are seeing with our 2016 car in the wind tunnel, the Mercedes-Benz Power Unit will assist our return to aggressive performance development with effect from next season," said Booth. Manor Marussia to use Mercedes engines next season 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z By experimenting in a wind tunnel, he noted that the bike was not sufficiently aerodynamic. Viewpoint: Should we all be looking for marginal gains? - BBC News 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Scale models are placed in wind tunnel machines that simulate extreme winds. Keeping Skyscrapers From Blowing in the Wind 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Wood shavings and dry chaparral, which resembles hay, line the bed of a 30ft wind tunnel. Welcome to the fire lab: California researchers re-create forest blazes 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z To test their hypothesis, researchers trained bees to fly toward an artificial flower in a wind tunnel. Bumblebees prefer pollen on windy days 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z They tested it through simulation software and in a wind tunnel using a dummy. OSU students work with street luger, trying to break record 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z For example, if the insects were presented with a black spot in an otherwise empty wind tunnel, they left it alone. How mosquitoes zero in on warm bodies - BBC News 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Architects test skyscraper designs in wind tunnels to ensure there would be no damage to structures. The problem with the skyscraper wind effect - BBC News 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z A few days later he will step into the wind tunnel of free agency and try to restock his severely talent-depleted roster. Phil Jackson’s Moment of Truth Has Arrived 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z In a series of experiments each twin placed one hand at an end of a Y-shaped wind tunnel as air was pumped through, carrying odour with it. Mosquitoes 'lured by body odour genes' - BBC News 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z By contrast, the Wright Brothers built a $20 wind tunnel testing model after model, then a series of kites and gliders, and then finally the first successful airplane. Can Governments Innovate? 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Biologists recorded the movement of hungry mosquitoes inside a wind tunnel. How mosquitoes zero in on warm bodies - BBC News 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Tests in wind tunnels reveal they can withstand winds up to one hundred miles per hour. What Will Happen in Vegas Won't Stay in Vegas [Excerpt] 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Manager Matt Williams likened the bullpen in right field to a wind tunnel. Jordan Zimmermann not optimistic about signing extension before Nationals’ season 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z But when Tucker, 94, stepped into the iFly wind tunnel, he revived those wings and received a round of applause from residents of two local retirement communities. Virginia Beach seniors try indoor skydiving 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z "The E22 did deliver good figures in the wind tunnel, even if it was difficult to unlock its potential, so we’ve paid more attention to making the characteristics of the car more adaptable," he said. Motor racing: Lotus expect huge step forward in 2015 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Force India's decision to delay the track debut of their new challenger car was brought on by their wind tunnel relocation. Formula 1 gossip column 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z “The Austrian and Italian teams tested it in the wind tunnel in Maranello and all of the data showed it’s not a disadvantage.” Skiers have reservations over airbag safety system 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The 32-year-old former bus driver added that he will need to conduct tests in a wind tunnel before heading back to the track because of the increased G-forces the bike would experience. Rocket bike sets 207mph speed record 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z It looks like a Myst level blown into fragments and thrown into a wind tunnel. A crazy J-pop music video is the best Oculus Rift demo yet 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Data engineers installed a readout right in front of the sledders’ faces for use while practicing in the wind tunnel. What Can the McLaren Racing Team Teach the Rest of Us? 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Kevin Howard, a recent University aerodynamics doctoral graduate who spent three years working with the lab’s wind tunnel, said the outdated systems made scheduling experiments difficult. 75-year-old St. Anthony Falls Lab gets facelift 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Windshear is a 180 mph rolling-road wind tunnel in Concord, North Carolina, that is the first of its kind in North America. Will Power cashes in on 1st IndyCar title 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z It’s an impressive feat, but still not as impressive the guy who solved a Rubik’s Cube in a wind tunnel. World Traveler Solves Rubik's Cube By Asking Strangers to Each Make One Turn 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z “We wish we could put it in a wind tunnel,” Ksepka says. Largest Ever Flying Bird - a Prehistoric 'Dragon' - Found in South Carolina 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The scientists sampled flower scents and other odors with a sensitive mass spectrometer, and then used a wind tunnel to determine how different combinations of smells affected a moth’s ability to find flowers. City Smells Confound Flower-Seeking Moths 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z They then flew moths in a wind tunnel where they controlled the smells the moths were encountering. Odours distract insects from flowers 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z As they report in the June issue of Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, the team inserted thin electrodes into the muscles to record their activity while the bats were flying in a wind tunnel. New Insight Into How Bats Conquer the Air 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z A wind tunnel lines part of one hallway. Focus on science, tech pays off in soaring graduation rate 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z I spent a year basically writing software — it was Fortran computer programming back then — to see how good the computer was at simulating what the actual results would be in a wind tunnel. Adam Nash, C.E.O. of Wealthfront, on the Value of Metrics 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Using a scale-model aircraft, Sierra Nevada Corp. was able to conduct numerous wind tunnel tests, according to a fact sheet. Plans unveiled for new ‘space taxi’ to transport U.S. astronauts 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Atlantic's short documentary about the lab, Fire, in Slow Motion, shows how its staff use specially designed apparatus such as wind tunnels and fire-whirl generators to simulate forest and wildfires, before analyzing the results. Visiting the lab that's trying to understand fire 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z For Simon Choppin, the deeper and longer seams of the Brazuca, compared with the Jabulani, make it more like a traditional stitched football - and wind tunnel tests back up this assertion. Brazuca: Secrets of the new World Cup ball 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z “Flight trajectories of fruit flies during exploration of a 30 cm wide wind tunnel are reconstructed as different colored paths that resemble dribbled paint.” Physics Week in Review: April 26, 2014 2014-04-26T09:14:42Z He said wind tunnel testing showed no impact on the cars’ aerodynamic properties. Tesla Takes Action, Is Cleared In A Federal Safety Investigation 2014-03-28T19:06:00Z Young Charlie, according to his brother, was a bit of a loner who would become absorbed in eccentric projects; he once built a wind tunnel to test his model gliders. Charlie Porter, 63, an Adventurer Who Reshaped Climbing, Is Dead 2014-03-15T21:42:57Z With the war on in Europe and the threat of war preoccupying the United States, the committee was seeking recruits to build accurate models of military planes for testing in its mammoth wind tunnels. Jack A. Kinzler, 1920-2014: Jack Kinzler, Skylab’s Savior, Dies at 94 2014-03-15T03:17:13Z The initial optimism was misplaced by a high-tech suit made by Under Armour which was tested extensively in wind tunnels, but, crucially, not enough by athletes in competition. Speedskating: Suits not to blame for failures, says U.S. Committee 2014-02-22T13:44:04Z Formula One media reports indicated Haas, who owns a full-scale rolling road wind tunnel in North Carolina, is working with former Red Bull and Jaguar technical director Guenther Steiner on the latest project. NASCAR team owner Haas interested in entering F1 2014-01-16T23:35:00Z The mannequins then took up residency in wind tunnels where they tried on a variety of outfits. Under Armour’s secret Olympic mission: Build a faster speedskating suit 2013-12-25T00:25:51Z GM used 3D printing for the front fascia design to test vehicles in wind tunnels. 3D printing was also used to sculpt the front-seat back panels. What Can 3D Printing Do? Here Are 6 Creative Examples 2013-10-08T15:25:00Z The wind tunnel allowed the scientists to recreate the really windy conditions. Bumblebees help aircraft design 2013-09-19T12:20:03Z Using a wind tunnel allowed the researchers to recreate these conditions. Bee flight inspires robot design 2013-09-19T00:49:06Z "In two weeks' time we are meant to be giving the data for next season's tires and the wind tunnel tires in three weeks," added Hembery. Pirelli have agreements with all teams for 2014 2013-09-06T16:26:10Z His desktop's fans howled like a wind tunnel on Monday morning when he asked it to display the results on a wall screen. The speed of dark energy 2013-08-28T17:21:00.513Z On the same site as Smart Aero sits a research and development hub owned by Mercedes, part of which is a wind tunnel used to test the aerodynamics of, among other things, Formula One cars. The technology behind the Tour 2013-07-15T23:01:52Z Modelled in a wind tunnel, the locomotives are famed for their swooping art deco lines. Speed record locomotive at gathering 2013-07-03T09:02:35Z “Manhattan streets are wind tunnels,” Mr. Dickey explained, fingers flickering over the controller. | Midtown Manhattan: Flying, With Both Feet on the Ground 2013-06-21T00:05:50Z At a press briefing, Boeing said its forecast is based on computer models and wind tunnel tests. Boeing says new 737 model will burn less fuel than expected 2013-05-30T22:13:06Z For emergency shelter outside, a ditch is better than a highway overpass, which will become a wind tunnel. Books: ‘Storm Kings’ Review – Where Tornadoes Dug In, So Did They 2013-05-27T19:52:40Z "I said 'let's put everything into 2014', but we suddenly saw the wind tunnel working," he explained. Caterham tried to be too clever, says Fernandes 2013-05-24T16:58:10Z "If we get a good correlation between this circuit and the wind tunnel, that's just as important as seeing an improved lap time this weekend." Vettel and Alonso set the pace in Spain 2013-05-10T14:43:33Z At other times, he would treat the question like an affront and, suddenly, you might be in that wind tunnel as he leant in and unleashed all that anger. Sir Alex Ferguson: the eulogy, the apology and the thank you 2013-05-08T15:38:50Z The innovative Volkswagen Beetle, designed with pioneering use of wind tunnels and built to Hitler’s personal specifications, was to set new standards in fuel economy and durability. Globalism and Technology: A Hidden Misconception That Dooms the U.S. Economy 2013-03-31T08:47:56Z The database even stretches to facilities, such as Southampton's wind tunnel and high voltage laboratory, used by researchers to simulate lightning. University sourcing site may be just where to find that hyperbaric aquarium 2013-03-25T20:16:29Z They have a wind tunnel that is very similar to Williams's, very advanced, and they have upgraded from 50 to 60% scale models. Fernando Alonso's cunning and Ferrari's reliability will test Red Bull 2013-03-11T14:03:01Z I'd already seen the car in the wind tunnel, so I'm not surprised or anything like that, but it's beautiful. Lewis Hamilton begins Mercedes campaign with an open mind 2013-02-04T15:35:22Z He was interested in the work we do in the wind tunnels and, like most people, he was interested in the cars and how they worked. Webber: How friendship with Armstrong turned sour 2013-01-29T10:13:22Z The spin from Mercedes is that this summer the team worked on improving the wind tunnel it uses to design and test new parts for its cars. Column: All downhill from here for Lewis Hamilton? 2012-11-19T17:36:11Z With approval threatened, the firm hired a Canadian company to test a scale model in a wind tunnel, delaying the design process by another year. Big Deal: Big Deal — In San Francisco, Life Without ‘Starchitects’ 2012-11-18T02:37:22Z Alan G. Davenport led the field with his meticulous science and innovative wind tunnel. Recommended: Wind Wizard 2012-11-16T17:15:09.167Z He set about making a wind tunnel in his garage and placed small shields on toy school buses to test them. How One Kid Can Make A Difference For The Environment 2012-11-12T16:20:45Z The Italian team, who are busy developing next year's car, also struggled in the first past of last season after track performance again failed to match data emerging from the wind tunnel. Ferrari blame wind tunnel for failed updates 2012-10-05T11:36:08Z In the meantime they will use a wind tunnel at Toyota Motorsport's base in Cologne, Germany, to develop their car. Ferrari concern over lack of pace 2012-10-05T09:19:01Z In the end, the slender shape of the building “was strongly influenced” by studies in the wind tunnel laboratory, which showed that it would “actually improve wind conditions in this part of town,” he said. Big Deal: Big Deal — In San Francisco, Life Without ‘Starchitects’ 2012-11-18T02:37:22Z Dr. Sapir captured five Anna’s hummingbirds outside his laboratory and trained them to fly in a wind tunnel and feed on a syringe of sucrose disguised as a flower. Observatory: For Hummingbirds, It’s Easy to Shift Into Reverse 2012-10-01T21:32:41Z Murray defeated Tomas Berdych in a match that resembled tennis, if they played tennis in a wind tunnel designed to produce bloopers and errors and frustration. U.S. Open: Andy Murray Advances to U.S. Open Final Amid Weather Delays 2012-09-09T00:34:05Z He took his first airplane ride at age 6 and developed a fascination with aviation that prompted him to build model airplanes and conduct experiments in a homemade wind tunnel. Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82 2012-08-25T20:00:50Z Coaches work with the riders in a wind tunnel to create the most streamlined body position, Boardman says. Five science lessons the cycling taught us 2012-08-08T12:29:02Z An engineer is dwarfed by Curiosity's parachute inside the world's largest wind tunnel at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Moffett Field. An Inside Look at the Mars Curiosity Rover's Mission 2012-08-06T05:35:25Z It is the equivalent of putting an airplane wing in a wind tunnel to see at what point it fails as pressure builds up. 7 Ways to Apply Scenario Planning 2012-07-30T19:17:55Z The words of the person I was interviewing became lost in a wind tunnel. Well: When the Doctor's Words Aren't Soothing 2012-07-27T18:51:33Z Using wind tunnels, they optimized car bodies for aerodynamics. Thinner Displays Alone Won't Draw iPhone 5 Buyers 2012-07-17T13:38:01Z They are creatures of extreme practices, stresses and obsessions; they seek marginal improvements in hundredths through all sorts of artificialities, hypoxic chambers, wind tunnels, high tech fabrics, and extreme diets. Oscar Pistorius has earned his way into the Olympics 2012-07-06T20:29:00Z In 1972, for aerodynamic research, it opened the first full-size wind tunnel in Italy. Sergio Pininfarina obituary 2012-07-03T15:52:32Z They tested it in their wind tunnel there and said 'Hey! 50 stunning Olympic moments No 43: Chris Boardman's golden Barcelona 2012-06-27T11:01:31Z Dr Jones and his colleagues built a large underwater racetrack to tow different lures through schools of hungry fish, and then tested the most frequently nibbled in the underwater equivalent of a wind tunnel. High-tech angling: The one that didn’t get away 2012-06-21T15:00:14Z After exhaustive wind tunnel testing, it claims it can cut up to .023 seconds off times in the 100 meters - what it says can be the difference between winning a medal and missing out. Nike, Adidas lead suppliers' battle for gold 2012-06-20T06:43:27Z After undergoing surgery Friday, Armstrong said she’d already pedaled her bicycle around her Boise neighborhood and was planning to train in a wind tunnel in San Diego later this week. Stevens Wins Exergy, Staking Claim to Olympic Berth 2012-05-29T00:10:06Z After undergoing surgery Friday, Armstrong said she'd already pedaled her bicycle around her Boise neighborhood and was planning to train in a wind tunnel in San Diego later this week. Stevens wins Exergy, stakes claim to Olympic berth 2012-05-28T19:52:09Z Blue Origin's spacecraft sports a biconic shape, with its design refined by more than 180 wind tunnel tests and extensive computational fluid dynamics analysis. Secretive Bezos-Funded Group Reveals Spacecraft Plan Details 2012-05-08T15:15:00.200Z Instead of physical wind tunnels, it uses virtual ones—simulations run on supercomputers—saving much time and money and quickening the pace of new products development. Supercomputers Can Save U.S. Manufacturing 2012-03-09T12:15:00.227Z He recently used wind tunnels and helium balloons to replicate the fall of pennies from skyscrapers. Could a Penny Dropped Off a Skyscraper Actually Kill You? 2012-03-05T23:15:00.390Z "Tiger did two tandem parachute jumps, engaged in hand-to-hand combat exercises, went on four-mile runs wearing combat boots, and did drills in a wind tunnel," Haney wrote. Woods' agent criticizes book by former swing coach 2012-02-29T00:19:15Z The Wrights needed to study propeller behavior in wind tunnels first; it didn’t matter that the War Department was blowing cash on Samuel Langley’s catapulting his aerodrome into the Potomac. How to Swap the Obama Budget for an Optimistic Economic Growth Agenda 2012-02-13T18:20:03Z At the moment, he added, “the plaza is a frying pan in the summer and a wind tunnel in the winter.” OLIN Designs Metropolitan Museum a New Fifth Avenue Plaza 2012-02-07T23:29:20Z They used a subwoofer to oscillate the air inside a cylinder, "acting like a wind tunnel with air moving up and down," Zhang explains. The Unusual Physics of Floating Pyramids 2012-02-07T19:55:48Z They placed samples of steel in a wind tunnel and fired grains of sand at them using compressed air. Biomimetics: Not a scratch 2012-02-02T16:03:12Z With a computer model to simulate the airflow over these digital surfaces and a wind tunnel for testing physical samples, the researchers are trying to develop the best texture for avoiding sand damage. Scorpion Armor Inspires Sand-Resistant Surfaces 2012-02-02T03:45:00.270Z Last week, thanks to a $135,100 grant from Maryland Industrial Partnerships, Genovation Cars tested its prototype at a University of Maryland wind tunnel. Could Maryland be the next Detroit? 2012-01-29T22:10:02Z The floor is recycled white oak from a wind tunnel building on the Ames campus that was taken down. NASA's New Sensor-Driven, Ultra Green Building 2012-01-10T16:41:24Z This subwoofer plays a constant beat that pumps the air up and down inside the wind tunnel. The Unusual Physics of Floating Pyramids 2012-02-07T19:55:48Z It was like a 100-mph wind tunnel against the Seattle Thunderbirds on Wednesday night. Seattle fails on power play, loses to Everett 5-2 | WHL 2012-01-05T06:47:15Z His first assignment was to design and build a state-of-the-art wind tunnel for Boeing. Holden Withington, Last Living B-52 Designer, Dies at 94 2011-12-17T21:27:23Z He appears to be sitting in a wind tunnel. What You Missed by Not Watching the Las Vegas GOP Debate 2011-10-19T11:10:00Z They placed the feathers in a wind tunnel and used a Doppler vibrometer to measure the vibrations. Observatory: Male Hummingbirds Use Tail Feathers to Entice Mates 2011-09-12T22:45:26Z So in the new study, Clark and colleagues put tail feathers from 14 species of "bee" hummingbirds—a rowdy group that includes the Anna's hummingbird—into a wind tunnel. Dive-Bombing Hummingbirds Let Their Feathers Do the Talking 2011-09-08T19:00:00Z The group from Bath began researching the topic by establishing reliable measurements of what happens to air passing over a helmet in a wind tunnel. Lowering the Volume for Motorcyclists 2011-08-03T13:41:00Z He sent a letter to Mr. Withington, who immediately began testing the concept in his wind tunnel. Holden Withington, Last Living B-52 Designer, Dies at 94 2011-12-17T21:27:23Z I did work on the aerodynamics, testing it in wind tunnels with the help of an engineer I was employing. Kenneth Grange: half a century at the forefront of British design 2011-07-16T23:05:49Z The simulations help Salari’s team zero in on the most promising design modifications, which they then test in the world’s largest wind tunnel, at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. Kambiz Salari and the Aerodynamics of Trucks 2011-07-14T21:30:48Z When his team popped feathers from a wide range of non-hummingbird species into the wind tunnel, each one started to vibrate at a certain speed and with a signature flutter. Dive-Bombing Hummingbirds Let Their Feathers Do the Talking 2011-09-08T19:00:00Z Subsequently, the Bath group took their experiments to wind tunnels to measure in detail what riders experience. Lowering the Volume for Motorcyclists 2011-08-03T13:41:00Z In another area, close to the virtual wind tunnel – the real one is in Bedford – the strength of the crucially important front wing is being tested by weights until breaking point. The secrets behind Red Bull's winning machine 2011-07-07T22:00:06Z Heavy traffic creates a wind tunnel that traps pollution on the road, according to a study by the California Air Resources Board. Air Pollution Triggers Heart Risk for Cyclists 2011-07-07T16:15:00.267Z Uses supercomputers and wind tunnels to study air flows. Kambiz Salari and the Aerodynamics of Trucks 2011-07-14T21:30:48Z This is an excellent opportunity to test our modelling and prove our ideas in the real world — we don't have to rely on a wind tunnel or computer simulations. Turning point: John Dabiri 2011-05-11T17:20:45.417Z First, Meir trained the geese to fly alone in a wind tunnel that recreated the blustery Himalayan environment. Sky's No Limit in High-Flying Goose Chase 2011-04-15T15:12:00Z Miller’s design, first tested in a wind tunnel in his family’s garage, doesn’t increase turbine noise and instead creates a more pleasant sound. New Stars of Science Honored in D.C. 2011-03-16T15:36:00Z In a nondescript building on the Southampton University campus, is a wind tunnel once used to develop the pioneering aircraft which defended Britain during the Second World War. Design a drone 2011-02-24T10:59:09Z To simulate hurricane-like conditions, an industry group has built a wind tunnel big enough to accommodate nine large residential homes. Special report: Extreme weather batters the insurance industry 2011-02-09T13:44:11Z "We've seen it in the wind tunnel but this is the first time we've seen it all together and it looks even better in full size," he said. McLaren unveil 2011 F1 challenger 2011-02-04T11:26:49Z At a laboratory filled with wind tunnels, high-speed cameras, lasers, surgical equipment and a device that generates clouds of olive oil, they and several graduate students try to divine the secrets of bird flight. Flying Machines, Amazing at Any Angle 2011-01-03T22:56:34Z At the time of the wind tunnel tests, Woods said athletes around the world always looked for an edge in their training. BAE engineers and Team GB go for gold in 2012 2011-01-03T14:16:33Z Courtesy of Ventana Canyon G. and Racquet Club 15th hole, par 3 The tee is on one butte, the green on another, with a wind tunnel between them. Most Fun Golf Holes in America 2010-12-02T05:00:00Z Mongolia is, interestingly enough, the world's richest wind tunnel. Charlie Rose Talks to Mongolia's Prime Minister 2010-09-30T21:00:00Z Not surprising, since the ball seems to soar out to right and right-center in a bit of a wind tunnel. Justin Smoak has some mixed memories from Rangers Ballpark 2010-09-27T22:54:00Z Then they popped the fish into a wind tunnel to calculate their lift-to-drag ratios, sometimes called the glide ratio. Flying fish: Natural-born gliders 2010-09-16T11:19:00Z Lowering the fish's height in the wind tunnel they found that the lift-to-drag ratio increased as the fish models 'glided' near the floor. Flying Fish Glide as Well as Birds 2010-09-14T14:28:00Z Eyewear, With a Bit of Disney and a Touch of Apple A wind tunnel. Advertising: Luxottica Adds a Touch of Disney to Eyewear Shopping 2010-07-21T02:10:00Z In their new study Marusic and his colleagues measured forces in a giant wind tunnel, both near and away from a wall. Taming Turbulence From Afar 2010-07-09T13:53:00Z Smoak is a switch-hitter, but primarily bats from the left side since most pitchers are right-handed, so pulling it into that wind tunnel would be an attraction. Justin Smoak has some mixed memories from Rangers Ballpark 2010-09-27T22:54:00Z The Canadian Grand Prix proved that good racing tyres are the antidote to the wizardry of the wind tunnel. Pressure on Pirelli to guarantee on-track F1 excitement 2010-06-27T10:16:00Z Mr. Cooper said that there are “many nights where I, and I think my guests, feel like we’re shouting into a wind tunnel.” Cooper Becomes Loud Voice for Gulf Residents 2010-06-18T00:48:00Z In my early days at March I was a race engineer at weekends, a draughtsman in the drawing office during the week and an analyst down at the wind tunnel at some other time. 'Last dinosaur' Adrian Newey has vision to drive Red Bull's dominance 2010-05-28T23:07:00Z Hopefully things will turn around, the guys might find something in the wind tunnel and we will have it at the next race. Hamilton: Red Bull 'taking the mickey' 2010-05-17T14:25:00Z He believes that his lashes lack fullness and said he could not wait to use Latisse: “I want them to be so long that they create wind tunnels.” Long Lashes Without Prescription, but With Risks 2010-05-01T23:24:00Z To find out, Mr. Baumgartner and his team recently went to a wind tunnel in Perris, Calif., near Los Angeles, and put the suit through its paces. Findings: Chasing the Sound Barrier, in a Leap From 23 Miles Up 2010-03-15T22:40:00Z Instead of building its car using a traditional wind tunnel to reduce aerodynamic drag, Virgin Racing has used "computational fluid dynamics" - researching aerodynamics on high-powered computers - to cut wind resistance and thus increase its speed. F for finance 2010-03-07T17:00:00Z Ms. d'Auteuil and colleagues worked for four years, testing more than 60 suits in a wind tunnel. The Olympics of Engineering 2010-02-27T02:20:00Z Nigel is a keen skydiver and he says he's going to build a vertical wind tunnel to practise in. 2010-02-15T16:09:00Z In the wind tunnel we are able to test a number of different wind speeds and directions. 2010-01-04T16:22:00Z As he walked stiffly into the wind tunnel, it was easy to see why astronauts lack a certain grace. Findings: Chasing the Sound Barrier, in a Leap From 23 Miles Up 2010-03-15T22:40:00Z It looked like the inside of a giant wind tunnel brilliantly lit now with powerful searchlights. The Brain It was found by experiment in the wind tunnel that as the sphere was reduced to a sharp-pointed cylinder, the air resistance rapidly diminished to a certain point. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 There was a roar like a fifty-foot wind tunnel, and a mighty blast of cold air swept out of that coil like a six-inch model of a Kansas cyclone. The Black Star Passes "We constructed a scale model and put it in a wind tunnel," he says. 2010-01-04T16:22:00Z They accordingly constructed for themselves at their home in Dayton a wind tunnel 16 inches square by 6 feet long in which they measured the lift and 'drag' of more than two hundred miniature wings. A History of Aeronautics The chances were that any disk-shaped missile or new type of circular aircraft would first have been tested in the N.A.C.A. wind tunnels at Langley Field. The Flying Saucers are Real |
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