A shortfin mako shark off the coast of Cancun, Mexico. Tiny flexible scales on its skin control flow separation as it swims, reducing pressure drag. Credit: YouTube/Guy Harvey ...

Scientists collected skin samples from the flank and tail abdomen, pectoral fin, and caudal fin of a shortfin mako shark specimen (Isurus oxyrinchus) from the Pacific waters of Taiwan.

Secret from skin of world's fastest shark being used by US military to make aircraft faster and more agile 'The potential for a man-made surface to utilise this entirely passive mechanism even in ...

Shark's bristling scales make it faster, and may help make planes faster too By Ben Coxworth March 04, 2019 A shortfin mako shark in the North Atlantic, near the Azores Patrick Doll/C.C. 3.0 View ...

Those of the mako shark appear to be particularly flexible, studies have found. The translucent structures are just 0.008 inches long and sit loosely on the shark's skin, moving in response to the ...

The skin of the mako shark is being studied by the U.S. Army to help them build faster aircraft, according to research presented on Monday.

Studying the skin of the great white shark could help reduce drag in aircraft High-ridged denticles reduce drag at low speeds; alternating ridges do so at high speeds.

To investigate just how the animals achieve this impressive feat, aeronautical engineer Amy Lang of the University of Alabama and colleagues tested real mako shark skin samples, taken from the ...

An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland. Researchers at the institution dubbed the underwater friendship ...

While automakers are happy to switch their lineups to hybrid and electric power to cut global emissions, it’s much harder for airlines to slash their carbon footprints. Electric planes may be in ...

Many experts have long touted the benefits of covering surfaces in shark skin-like ridges called "riblets" because the technology has been purported to significantly reduce drag.

While automakers are happy to switch their lineups to hybrid and electric power to cut global emissions, it’s much harder for airlines to slash their carbon footprints. Electric planes may be in ...