Scientists in China have built a falcon-inspired flying robot that can take off like a bird, offering new insights into the mechanics of avian flight and promising advances in bio-inspired aviation.

Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in ...

University of Maryland researchers have performed flight tests to prove that a bird-like micro air vehicle (MAV) can achieve additional lift by folding its wings on the upstroke, similar to the ...

Scientists in Tokyo fit a ladybird beetle with a transparent shell, which protects its wings, to study their complex folding mechanism. Stuart McDill reports. Ursula Andress in Dr. No: 15 ...

(Nanowerk News) Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study (Advanced Intelligent Systems, "Robotic Avian Wing Explains Aerodynamic Advantages of ...

Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in ...