Engineering
May 28 2009, Desh

Ideal wind speed is what decides the efficiency of a wind turbine. It needs to be tuned for a certain type of wind to be efficient and smart. Thanks to the latest shape-shifting blades designed by researchers at Purdue University and Sandia National...

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