Professor Wing is known for her work on linearizability, behavioral subtyping, attack graphs, and privacy-compliance checkers. Her 2006 seminal essay, titled “Computational Thinking,†…

Stella Wing graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2024 earning a B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies. Intrigued by the applicability of Geographic Information …

One, very simply, is that airplane wings have an angle of attack which deflects the incoming air down. Pushing down on the air, the plane is lifted up. The second force is where the reference …

It's not what's in the wings, but what's on them. Butterflies are covered with scales. In fact, that's what their scientific name (lepidoptera) means: scale wing. Scales give their wings color and …

From hard sciences to studio art and all points in between, your educational opportunities abound at UCSB. We offer more than 200 majors, degrees and credentials, a number that includes …

The important element for taking off is the wing shape. The wings are designed so that they are nearly flat on the bottom and curved on the top. As the engines start the plane moving, air …

Through modeling the insect flight muscles, we show that stiffness and set point of the wing’s joint can be respectively tuned to regulate the wing’s lift and thrust forces. Therefore, employing a …

Paul Wing (August 14, 1892 – May 29, 1957) was an assistant director at Paramount Pictures. He won the 1935 Best Assistant Director Academy Award for The Lives of a Bengal Lancer along …

A microfabricated insect wing-inspired flapping device is shown. In this project, the wing dynamics will be exploited to develop a gust and wind velocity sensor which can aid in navigation and …

Schedule Mar 04, 2008 Mechanics of Fly Wing Size Determination Boris Shraiman (UCSB, KITP). Other video options. Author entry (protected)