Smart morphing surfaces minimize drag at all speeds

[rbrowning]

"Researchers at MIT have developed a smart curved surface that can morph at will to reduce drag, generating a series of small, evenly spaced dimples that make it resemble the outside of a golf ball. This technology could be used to reduce hurricane damage on some public buildings, as well as increase the aerodynamic and fuel efficiency in cars."

Smart morphing surfaces minimize drag at all speeds

[ecomodded]

SO neat / cool and ironic at the same time.

A member here with a thread titled retractable Spoilers , found the same thing with a accidental lose nut on the rear spoiler mount that caused it to self level by the wind force alone.

the link to that thread is here
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ers-28452.html

[NeilBlanchard]

Low drag shapes are the same for all speeds up to 250MPH. They do not need to morph, because a low drag shape for 10MPH is the same as a low drag shape at 100MPH.