195 – Bullet train kingfisher nose – Eiji Nakatsu

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195 – Bullet train kingfisher nose – Eiji Nakatsu

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Nov 7, 2023

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Bird watcher and engineer Eiji Nakatsu sped up and made Japan's bullet trains quieter by studying the kingfisher's beak.
Shawn and Mark stick their noses into how a business might use this story to encourage innovation through biomimicry.
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Nov 7, 2023

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195 – Bullet train kingfisher nose – Eiji Nakatsu

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