Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. SINTEF has now designed and manufactured new measuring equipment for model testing of contra-rotating propellers. This could be good ...

Ship propellers are a constant compromise between efficiency, vibration, cavitation, and power delivery. This video explains why adding blades can solve serious mechanical problems, and why engineers ...

Arguably there is no more important piece of the vessel’s drive train than the propeller. If propeller geometry is out of whack, either from inaccurate design or a strike in the water, the results, if ...

A new propeller created by the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) coated with a skin mimicking that of a dolphin holds the promise of significantly reducing fuel ...

Dolphins are incredible — so incredible that researchers copied their skin in hopes of saving some dollars and reducing CO2 emissions. Photos: Unsplash ...

Could the secret to transforming propeller design lie in the dimples of a golf ball? It might sound far-fetched, but the same aerodynamic principles that allow a golf ball to soar farther and faster ...

Considered to be the last great French merchant Ship, the Belem is an impressive three-mast Vessel reaching 34 metres (112 ft) tall and 58 metres (90 ft) long. As well as possessing an impressive 22 ...