The best way to establish an engaging research is to seamlessly integrate gentle fun into scientific experimentation. Literally, who doesn't like to have fun? When you properly integrate fun activities into laboratory experiments, you naturally get a more extensive reach of your innovative ideas.
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It typically makes the technicalities simplified which helps everyone to intuitively understand the fundamental objective and paramount importance of your dedicated research. In-turn you undoubtedly gain a heartier moral support from your social community which means a lot in modern research. Technically defining:
"A morphing wing can be defined as one which has the ability to either alter its shape in a continuous change along the chord or spar or to change its shape in a drastic manner."
The previous definition is appropriate but is too technical for a guy who doesn't belong to the aerospace field! Instead, when the technical content is simplified, it builds curiosity in him which makes him eager to know more about the method or operational details. The fundamental operational technology behind this morphing wing concept is "Macro-Fiber Composite (MFC) Actuator."
In simple terms its an unique kind of thin film when attached to a flexible surface it can control surface's shape, vibration and deflection. It ideally has piezoelectric fibres which can then be actuated by sufficient voltage i.e. displacement with intense force is typically produced when a certain amount of voltage is applied to it.
"Macro-Fiber Composite (MFC) Actuator" web-page provides additional knowledge regarding this topic. You can even "apply now to license this technology" for manufacturing it or using it in your field of research or even build an aircraft with the morphing capability.
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