A folk song declares, “There ain’t no bugs on me!” To that, a pair of wind-turbine researchers now can respond, “More power to you!” That’s because they’ve shown that crusty insect
Insect bodies litter a wind-turbine blade’s leading edge. M. D. Burns/Oak Creek Energy Sys.
remains on power-generating turbines cause what had been a perplexing loss in efficiency.
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