The owl has unique wing features that allow it to fly in absolute silence. Drawing inspiration from the owl, a team of scientists from China and Japan believe they have found a way to incorporate these features into wind turbine blades, aircraft wings and drone rotors to reduce the noise they generate. Quieter wind turbines would be a great win for wind power as the loud wooshing noise that wind turbines currently emit makes them difficult to site near populated areas.
Owl wings could hold the key to quieter aircrafts and wind turbines
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