Lufthansa is using artificial sharkskin to streamline airplanes: « Copying a trick from the animal kingdom can help cut aircraft emissions. »

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/08/lufthansa-is-using-artificial-sharkskin-to-streamline-airplanes/

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  1. « When it comes to decarbonization, reducing the emissions of air travel is both a high priority and something of a difficult task. Globally, air traffic accounts for about 2.5 percent of carbon emissions, but since those emissions are emitted at altitude, studies have found that the warming effect may be almost twice as large. »