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Supercomputer Redesign of Aeroplane Wing Mirrors Bird Anatomy


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Conventional airplane wing

Conventional aeroplane wings are supported by straight bars and struts, but a supercomputer has suggested a more organic design.

Credit: Samuel Taylor/Alamy

Engineers have used a supercomputing technique that mimics natural selection to design the internal structure of an aircraft wing from scratch.

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