AMES, Iowa – Anupam Sharma pulled an accordion folder from the bookshelf above his Iowa State University desk. Inside was the carefully collected and preserved wing of a short-eared owl. Here, he said ...

The silent flight of owls could help suppress aircraft and turbine noise. A team from Chiba University in Japan has studied the unique features of owl wings that allow them to fly noiselessly. The ...

Learning how owls use acoustic stealth to sneak up on prey could help engineers design more quiet planes, researchers said. Reuters Owls have specialized feathers that help eliminate the aerodynamic ...

Many species of owl are able to hunt in effective silence by suppressing their noise at sound frequencies above 1.6 kilohertz (kHz) - over the range to which human hearing is most sensitive. A team of ...

Scientists believe they’ve solved the mystery of owls’ near-silent flight and their findings could lead to the development of quieter aircraft, submarines – and wind turbines. Many owl species have ...

Inspiration from owls' wings could allow aircraft and wind turbines to become quieter, suggests a new study. Researchers studied the serrations in the leading edge of owls' wings, gaining new insight ...

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