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Re:A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has B... by larusso on Monday May 25, 2026 @02:45AM (#48264114)
I thought that shark skin foil was a thing for years. Where they tried to emulate the micro roughness of shark skin.
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Re:A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has B... by plorg on Monday May 25, 2026 @03:07AM (#48264230)
The article says the investigators identify this as something fundamentally different than the shark skin effect.
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Re:A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has B... by lonely_wanderer on Monday May 25, 2026 @08:52AM (#48266238)
The article contrasts it with a manufacturing process known as “shark skin.” I wonder if it’s entirely identical to the skin of a shark or a marketing term?
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Re:A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has B... by larusso on Monday May 25, 2026 @10:52AM (#48267572)
Sorry the article is paywalled and I reacted to the comment about sanded surfaces. I remember seeing documentation or other nature documentation’s about the shark skin effect. I had the chance to touch a shark and a ray in an aquarium but never felt the shark skin foil. I assume the properties would be the same though.
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