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Microscopic scales enhance a butterfly’s flying efficiency

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Amy W. Lang
Physics Today 76 (9), 54–55 (2023);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.5315
Published: September 2023
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The speedy secret of shark skin

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Amy W. Lang
Physics Today 73 (4), 58–59 (2020);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4460
Published: April 2020
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Dandelion seeds are optimized for wind-based travel

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Christine Middleton
Physics Today 72 (1), 17–19 (2019);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4106
Published: January 2019
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The surprising dynamics of rolling rings

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Mir Abbas Jalali, Mohammad-Reza Alam
Physics Today 69 (2), 70–71 (2016);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.3089
Published: February 2016
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Slow-growing pebbles lead to fast-growing Jupiters

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Sung Chang
Physics Today 68 (11), 16–19 (2015);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2968
Published: November 2015
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The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering: Mastering Complexity

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Adam Lidz
Physics Today 68 (9), 53 (2015);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2915
Published: September 2015
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Poppin’ Physics

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Physics Today 68 (9), 80 (2015);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2925
Published: September 2015
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Dynamics of a skydiver’s epic free fall

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José M. Colino, Antonio J. Barbero, Francisco J. Tapiador
Physics Today 67 (4), 64–65 (2014);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2357
Published: April 2014
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Wall-bounded turbulence

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Alexander J. Smits, Ivan Marusic
Physics Today 66 (9), 25–30 (2013);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2114
Published: September 2013
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Water weight figures in jetpack dynamics

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David Fisher
Physics Today 66 (8), 9 (2013);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2061
Published: August 2013
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Wrinkled roaches and flapping flags

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Jermey N. A. Matthews
Physics Today 65 (1), 16 (2012);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.1387
Published: January 2012
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Gravity Probe B concludes its 50-year quest

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Steven K. Blau
Physics Today 64 (7), 14–16 (2011);
https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.1150
Published: July 2011
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Frame dragging on flybys

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Michael Martin Nieto, John D. Anderson
Physics Today 63 (3), 8–9 (2010);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4797307
Published: March 2010
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The racehorse’s debt to its jockey

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Steven K. Blau
Physics Today 62 (9), 21–22 (2009);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4797218
Published: September 2009
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Flapping flags in tandem

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Physics Today 61 (11), 108 (2008);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3028002
Published: November 2008
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A fifth force farce

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Lawrence M. Krauss
Physics Today 61 (10), 53–55 (2008);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3001868
Published: October 2008
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Dragonfly flight

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Z. Jane Wang
Physics Today 61 (10), 74–75 (2008);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3001877
Published: October 2008
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Low-drag suit propels swimmers

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Jermey N.A. Matthews
Physics Today 61 (8), 32–33 (2008);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2970208
Published: August 2008
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Modeling swimsuits

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Physics Today 61 (8), 84 (2008);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2970222
Published: August 2008
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Worlds of Flow: A History of Hydrodynamics from the Bernoullis to Prandtl

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J. Stewart Turner
Physics Today 59 (8), 52–54 (2006);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2349735
Published: August 2006
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