According to the team, the research offers insights into insect locomotion and micro-scale robot design. Insect wing folding mystery. Flying insects’ wings are fragile yet essential for ...

A team of researchers has revealed that the Dumpy protein, a component of extracellular matrices -- or ECM -- is the key factor in regulating the stereotypic origami-like folding of wing-cell sheets.

“Fold the wings, ... The folding mechanism will come with a weight penalty. Even allowing for this, Airbus is seeking a 25 per cent increase in efficiency for its A320 replacement.

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Krutov points out that the extended wing-tips would require a “folding mechanism”. “This will make the aircraft heavier, more difficult to build and more expensive to manufacture,” he adds.

To combat the concern, Boeing created the folding mechanism that reduces the wingspan to 212 feet and 9 inches — the length of the 777's wings. Air New Zealand Boeing 777 at a gate at LAX. The ...

Samsung's maiden tri-fold smartphone could be called Galaxy G fold and may feature a mechanism similar to the Flex G ...

Their findings that wing cells never divide during folding nor do they exhibit spatially distinct behaviors suggest how external cues can create consistent 3D tissue structures. Advanced Search Home ...

“Fold the wings, ... The folding mechanism will come with a weight penalty. Even allowing for this, Airbus is seeking a 25 per cent increase in efficiency for its A320 replacement.