Maple seeds’ unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
These seeds rotate like maple samaras, but the wing also rolls around the axis that runs across its wingspan as it does so. Not only do we plan to compare their flight performance against the more ...
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Maple seeds' unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
Some seeds can even travel hundreds of miles. The spinning flight of a maple samara. From an engineering perspective, the insights gained from our study could inform the design of new types of ...