Now we humans do tend to think too much of ourselves a lot of times. When it comes to someone like me, maybe we can extend that theory for always. We need not look at nature just for inspiration in art and design fields, but it can also extend to science and technology. We sometimes think that our limited intellect can craft more than millions of years of evolution. If only we took at how animals developed and nature crafted them through the ages, maybe we can design our own technological gadgets better.
It turns out that the little bumps on the trailing edge of a humpback whale’s fins are actually useful. Using these little “tubercles,” a new firm in Toronto has created fan blades that have 32% less drag and are, overall, 20% more efficient at moving air. The new design could lead to similar gains in wind turbines, though the testing and certification process for turbine efficiency takes some time.
Co-founder Stephen Dewar said that when it comes down to it, we’ve got the best blades ever made. They’re already in discussion with the biggest fan maker in India about introducing their power-saving blades and they’ve talked with ten separate wind turbine manufacturers about doing field tests. It is nice to see that we are finally looking at nature for inspiration. It is also nice that some Indian firm has come up to take the new technology. I suppose finally we will have something new first launched I India and I can get my hands on them.
