Discovery.com: Engineers study hummingbird flight to help develop tiny surveillance vehicles

Release Date: December 16, 2009 This content is archived.

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Research by UB assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Matthew Ringuette on the formation of the vortex in hummingbird flight was described on Discovery.com. The research will help develop tiny vehicles that can be used to conduct surveillance in challenging environments.

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