A team of undergrads at MIT -- led by Shakeel Avadhany and Zack Anderson -- has produced a prototype of a shock absorber for vehicles which can harness and generate electricity back into the ...

Woodpecker vs shock absorber When aircrash investigators of the future retrieve a flight recorder from the wreckage of a plane they may have the golden-fronted woodpecker , Melanerpes aurifons, to ...

"Not all shock absorber mechanical testing systems produce valid results. Gabriel spent over 12 months developing and adapting the Actia Muller system for the SA market.

The spongy bones and tough-as-nails beaks of woodpeckers are inspiring a new generation of shock absorbers, potentially shielding airplane black boxes, football players and other valuable ...