Postdoc's invention inspired by a whale's tail
News and events at IMT in 2015
Postdoc's invention inspired by a whale's tail
Picture (MARINTEK): Video from the experiments by postdoc Eirik Bøckmann and his team. (11 June 2015)
Watch a video from the experiments by postdoc Eirik Bøckmann and his team on Youtube: Testing a new wave foil (11 June 2015)
Read about their invention in different international media:
- Bunkerportsnews.com: 'Whale tail' makes ships fuel efficient by using wave power (24 June 2015)
- Båtliv.com: 'Hvalhale' vekker oppsikt (25 June 2015)
- Wirtschaftswoche heute: Sparsamer Antrieb: Künstliche Walflosse beschleunigt Boote (26 June 2015)
- Umweldialog: Walschwanzflossen helfen Schiffen, Sprit zu sparen (29 June 2015)