Scientists solve 150-million-year-old riddle of how pterosaurs could fly
Researchers at Edinburgh University harness new laser technology to discover large sail-like ‘vanes’ at the end of the ...
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Scientists make breakthrough with new membrane technology that could transform the future of energy: 'The durability shown here is an encouraging sign'
Hydrogen is the fuel of the future, cleanly powering trucks, trains, ships, aircraft ... of Yamanashi in Japan have developed a new type of membrane to use for splitting water into hydrogen ...
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Edinburgh scientists crack secret of how pterosaurs took to the air
They explained that the vanes most likely behaved like the sail on a ship, becoming tense as the wind blew through their cross-linked membranes and so enabling the reptiles to use them to steer ...