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Thanks to a $370,000 grant from the National Science
Foundation, Montana State University is undergoing a research initiative to
work through the physics of artificial flapping wings similar to those of
flying insects.
The project is being led by Mark Jankauski, an assistant
professor at MSU’s Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering. The successful
creation of these wings could be applied to technology like drones and further
downsize the now-popular unpiloted aircrafts. Jankauski is joined by fellow assistant
professor Erick Johnson. Jankauski has stressed that while the grant is a good
“jumping-off point,” it will be a while before the wings are ready for
application.
