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Feelin’ groovy? The Street Shark bionic surface reduces drag, enhances car performance

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 | Permalink

Mannheim, Germany — Shark skin, which has a special, grooved microstructure that reduces flow resistance, thus allowing sharks to move swiftly and efficiently through the water, has long been admired by engineers. Now, in a collaborative project with four other companies, Frimo, the Germany-based provider of system solutions for the manufacture of plastic components, has produced an artificial shark skin surface texture that works the same way – but on land for cars. Tagging Options Domain:  All Sites Keywords:  injection molding Mold Components Molds and Dies read more

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Feelin’ groovy? The Street Shark bionic surface reduces drag, enhances car performance