A new research study has revealed that fish scale arrays generate a streaky base flow on the surface of the animal which yields important clues into reducing drag - the aerodynamic force that opposes ...

Shingles are most often associated with roofing or siding and, in one rare instance, with cuisine - the infamous "SOS." Although by definition shingles can be wood, metal, slate, asphalt, fiberglass, ...

(CNN) — A huge fish that is impervious to piranha attacks could become the inspiration for a new class of ultratough composite materials. Its scales are so tough that piranha teeth crack when they ...