MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- At first, Twin Cities resident Lynne Wagner thought there was something wrong with the maple trees in her neighborhood. "All the little helicopters seemed to be falling everywhere ...
The seeds of dandelions, pesky and irritating as they are, bear an extraordinary aerodynamic property that allows them to be carried far by the wind. In contrast, the seeds of maple trees, despite ...
Scientists in Italy and Germany have drawn inspiration from nature to develop a new kind of compact flying thermometer. Mimicking the size, shape and aerodynamics of maple seeds, multiple copies of ...