Now there are a few words you probably weren’t expecting to read today. I have to say I’m a little skeptical of this system ; after all, sharks’ tails are part of a supremely aquadynamic design and are powered by enormous muscles, not the waves, though I’m sure the researchers are aware of that. The system is designed to oscillate in the current , driving against a generator’s resistance to create electricity. Now, I am not an electrical engineer, but it seems that these things will either require power to run, or only produce a little bit of power. I’m a fan of biomimetic design, but this seems like more a choice for designing a propulsion system than a power generation system. Any engineers out there want to comment?
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