Giant air pockets win the drag race

10 March, 2021

?Fast-swimming fishes and deep-sea submarines share the characteristics of elongated, streamlined forms to help reduce friction and drag in water. A method developed at KAUST that spontaneously generates torpedo-shaped air pockets around objects could help oil tankers and other heavy vessels to benefit from these energy-saving tricks.

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