Flapping Flight News Today

BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION China research icebreaker Xuelon

 E-Mail IMAGE: Annas hummingbird flying in the experimental setup, drinking sugar water from a fake flower. view more  Credit: Photo: Lentink Lab / Stanford University. The hummingbird is named after its pleasant humming sound when it hovers in front of flowers to feed. But only now has it become clear how the wing generates the hummingbirds namesake sound when it is beating rapidly at 40 beats per second. Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology, Sorama, a TU/e spin-off co...