Shark’s Skin May Yield Low-Drag Designs

Credit: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Golf pro Greg Norman is nicknamed the “Great White Shark,” a moniker that’s not incongruous to researchers at the University of Alabama. A team led by Amy Lang, assistant professor of engineering, found that some sharks have enamel scales 200 microns (0.007 in.) long across parts of their skin. When...

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