Ice on an aircraft’s surfaces can be a hazard: it increases drag and fuel consumption, disrupts aerodynamic flows, and decreases lift, impairing an aircraft’s ability to fly safely. Researchers at the ...
A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2022.210052 overviews fabricating complex hierarchical biomimetic patterns with the use of novel spatiotemporally tailored interfering ...
While it's important to keep the wings of aircraft ice-free, the application of chemical deicers before takeoff can be problematic. German scientists are working on something that could help, in the ...
Filigree engravings on external surfaces of aircraft are intended to ensure that airflow remains smooth and drag on the aircraft low. For this, engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and ...
DELILA (Development of Lithography Technology for Nanoscale Structuring of Materials Using Laser Beam Interference – European project) showed for the first time feature sizes of ~30nm for direct ...