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New speed skating suit
by Illustration courtesy of Nike More than 60 materials were tested for Nike's new speed skating suit. Six made the cut. Illustration courtesy of Nike Nike's new speed skating suit, which promises...
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Fish-Inspired Car
by Courtesy Mercedes-Benz Courtesy Mercedes-Benz When Mercedes-Benz began to contemplate its next generation of high-efficiency small cars, it sought aquatic inspiration. But instead of considering...
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Most tents are designed to fend off the wind, but The North Face´s Spectrum 23 invites it in through the front door-and ushers it right out the back. Built with a conspicuous awning that funnels wind...
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Improving Cars' Fuel Efficiency with Soap Bubbles
A Soapy Solution to Automotive Aerodynamics The UK's Mira automotive is gaining new insight on vehicles' aerodynamics by using infrared, motion-sensing cameras to track the movement of helium-filled...
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Nike's new speed skating suit, which promises reduced drag, will debut on United States, Dutch, and Australian teams during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Whereas previous speed…
View ArticleThe Tent That Can Withstand 132mph winds
Most tents are designed to fend off the wind, but The North Face´s Spectrum 23 invites it in through the front door-and ushers it right out the back. Built with a conspicuous…
View ArticleFish-Inspired Car
When Mercedes-Benz began to contemplate its next generation of high-efficiency small cars, it sought aquatic inspiration. But instead of considering obvious undersea hot rods…
View ArticleImproving Cars' Fuel Efficiency with Soap Bubbles
The wind tunnel is an invaluable tool for designing cars that can slice through the air with a minimum of drag. But a team of researchers in the UK are gleaning new…
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Science A new speed skating suit debuts at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Nike's new speed skating suit, which promises reduced drag, will debut on United States, Dutch, and Australian teams during the 2002...
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Mercedes’s Bionic concept takes small-car thinking to new depths When Mercedes-Benz began to contemplate its next generation of high-efficiency small cars, it sought aquatic inspiration. But instead...
View ArticleThe Tent That Can Withstand 132mph winds
The North Face's Spectrum 23 co-opts the wind to stand up to huge gusts Most tents are designed to fend off the wind, but The North Face´s Spectrum 23 invites it in through the front door-and ushers...
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Improving Cars' Fuel Efficiency with Soap Bubbles
Cars Monitoring helium-filled bubbles with the motion-tracking cameras used in videogame development gives engineers insight into aerodynamics that a wind tunnel can't The wind tunnel is an invaluable...
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