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How the dragon glides: the biomechanics of a flying lizard

By Pranav Khandelwal
Backed by Nikhil Kanodia, Anubha Goel, Sheena Bhushan, Dinesh Joshi, Nitin Pai, Vipul Raval, Siddhartha Kanodia, Robin Rajan, Ajai Pulianmackal, Swapnil Ghodge, and 247 other backers
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
EcologyPhysics
DOI: 10.18258/6765
Grant: Animal Superpower ChallengeGrant: Animal Superpower Challenge
$3,487
Raised of $3,200 Goal
108%
Funded on 4/30/16
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And it's a wrap...not quite! update #4
July 5, 2017
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Improvisation a.k.a Indian "jugaad"!...update #3
May 8, 2017
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Lights camera...action! update #2
March 31, 2017
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Journey so far...update #1
March 12, 2017
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Draco photoshoot!
March 6, 2017
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Meet Steve!
March 4, 2017
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And so it begins!
February 26, 2017
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Can we glide like the dragon?
April 24, 2016
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Y'all have made it happen!
April 17, 2016
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Ballistic take off!
April 11, 2016
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Flying lizards are parachutes?
April 7, 2016
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