On the Wing: Part 2
When:
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2017 6:30p -
7:30p
Where:
Arnold Arboretum
125 Arborway
Boston, MA 02130
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
https://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?DayPlanner=1613&DayPlannerDate=10/18/2017
Lorna Gibson, PhD, Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
What do you get from a bird-lover who is a materials science engineer? A close look at feathers. In this second installment of On the Wing, Lorna Gibson discusses how down keeps a bird warm, how the structure of the feather shaft reduces its weight, and how adaptations of flight feathers produce or suppress sound.
Fee Free, registration requested
What do you get from a bird-lover who is a materials science engineer? A close look at feathers. In this second installment of On the Wing, Lorna Gibson discusses how down keeps a bird warm, how the structure of the feather shaft reduces its weight, and how adaptations of flight feathers produce or suppress sound.
Fee Free, registration requested