On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 13:26:34 +0000 "richard.bonser"
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> "Biomimetics" was liberally mentioned in the papers this morning
> thanks to Speedo. Turns out that they've developed a swimsuit based on
> the design of shark skin in an attempt to reduce drag.
>
> Here's a link to the story in the Guardian:
>
> http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,147652,00.html
I particularly liked the part of the article where it said:
`A team of world class swimmers have tried the swimsuit and, it is
claimed, found that it increased their overall times by 3% - a
considerable improvement...'
Yours
Adrian
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