News tagged with toco toucan
Who can cool his body fast? Toucan
(AP) -- The toucan's colorful bill gives new meaning to the phrase cool dude. Indeed, that gigantic schnoz turns out to be a radiator the rain forest dweller uses to lose body heat. The bill of the Toco Toucan ...
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Engineers discover why toucan beaks are models of lightweight strength
As a boy growing up in Brazil 40 years ago, Marc A. Meyers marveled at the lightweight toughness of toucan beaks that he occasionally found on the forest floor. Now a materials scientist and professor of ...
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Nov 30, 2005 |
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Uncovering Secrets Of Abalone Body Armor
Engineering researchers at the University of California, San Diego are using the shell of a seaweed-eating snail as a guide in the development of a new generation of bullet-stopping armor. The colorful oval ...
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Jan 14, 2005 |
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