Whale tails can make martime transport more efficient

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 07:50 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) are testing a model "whale's tail" that can be attached to ships to improve fuel efficiency. NTNU is conducting these tests in the Marintek Towing Tank in cooperation with Rolls-Royce and the British companies Seaspeed and MOST.

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