Oceanographer Phil Richardson created this conceptual illustration of a robotic unmanned aerial vehicle soaring over the ocean, taking advantage of the same physics that an albatross does to fly fast and efficiently. Richardson superimposed an image of a Kinetic 100 radio-controlled glider being flown by Spencer Lisenby at Weldon Hill, Calif., on a photo of a black-browed albatross soaring over the Southern Ocean. (Phil Richardson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)[back]
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