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BIOMIMICRY

For any human engineering or design problem we face today, the chances are good that over the last billion or so years nature has devised and optimized at least one elegant, holistic, sustainable solution. Biomimicry actively seeks out those best-in-class designs and "manufacturing" methods and applies them to today's pressing needs. Biomimicry can improve businesses by helping them find nature’s best ideas and then imitate these designs and processes to solve problems.

Biomimicry is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Eileen Stephens. This topic contains 112 news and 168 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Biomimicry. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Biomimicry from like-minded professionals.

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Ada Zanditon's innovation: sustainable biomimicry clothesmore

praise, but at times she sounds more like a botanist. Her ready-to-wear collections ( youngbritishdesigners.

Synthetic Life Field Needs More Oversight, U.S. Commission Says - Bloo...more

Biofuels, vaccines and products under development in the emerging field of synthetic biology should receive coordinated...

Sustainability efforts at InterfaceFLOR | Ramon Arratiamore

processes and further drive down waste. Our initiatives include: Redesigning products to reduce waste Applying the...

Athlete, The Robot, Runs Like You Do - May Soon Win the Race [video]more

Robots, has already been through a number of iterations as the research team perfected different aspects of the...

Petaluma tech startup attempts to harness windmore

outgrowth of PAX Scientific, a San Rafael company that designs energy-efficient products using natural principles, a...

Project Squid Skin: Pentagon Gives $6 Million To Mimic Marine Lifemore

Biomimicry, or the emulation of nature to solve human problems, inspires some fascinating scientific research.

Whale Flippers Inspire Efficient Ocean Turbinesmore

Biomimicry has given us everything from electronics displays to Velcro. Now we can thank nature for weaning us off...

Robotic arm bends like elephant trunk, Dr. Octopus's tentaclesmore

nature's playbook rather than go with the metal skeletal bars and tubes that comprise conventional robotic arms.

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The two-page written summaries include highlights, memorable quotes, and an overview of the discussion from 39 sessions...

Jellyfish a model of efficiencymore

We did a field demonstration this summer out in Lancaster, and were able to show that using this bio-inspired design...

Genesis, The Biomimetic Implant System(TM), Receives Regulatory Cleara...more

of Genesis, The Biomimetic Implant System. The Genesis System represents a major advance in implant dentistry through...

Gifts From the Sea: Whale Turbines, Mussel Glue, Lobster Visionmore

to know more about some of these creatures and innovative applications, you can go to AskNature.org, the Biomimicry...

Inventor's aid truck the ant's pantsmore

more often, we need a way to address the problem [of transporting aid]." Lee's used of biomimicry in...

A Brain Probe Modeled After a Wasp's Stingermore

a horror film: probes that penetrate your brain like the stinger of a wood-boring wasp. But this new biomimetic design...

Video: Fast Draw: Nobel Peace Prizemore

how do we compare to our ancestors of old? Mitch Butler and Josh Landis explain. The Fast Draw: Biomimicry 3:18...

White House to Go Solar in 'Clean Energy' Pushmore

federal government to lead by example and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Sutley, Chu, Agriculture Secretary Tom...

Foam Inspired by Nest of a Frog to Absorb CO2 in Coal Plant Fluesmore

less than conventional cladding. Not all of the entries into the Earth Awards were tangible structures, however.

Space escape craft airbags designed like seed sacsmore

function but with a lighter system,' said Do, a graduate research assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of...

Video: Truth About Product Warrantiesmore

how do we compare to our ancestors of old? Mitch Butler and Josh Landis explain. The Fast Draw: Biomimicry 3:18...

Innovation by Observationmore

One of IDEO’s ten faces of innovation is the anthropologist: the one who observes human behaviors and actions to...

Could Biomimicry Build a Better Company Than Your Boss?more

In the final chapter in our Biomimicry Challenge, we ask the clients if they think nature can help solve their business...

Aviation industry learns from naturemore

aviation research company is mimicking a dragonfly to develop a drone aircraft Advances in technology mean that closer...

Bat to the future: Biomimicry's best designs from the animal kingdommore

Scientists increasingly turning to nature to improve the efficiency of engineering Bats and bees are inspiring advances...

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Biomimicry: Growing good ideas from the natural worldmore

Nature inspiring designers to create materials and products that are smart and sustainable Biomimicry attempts to...

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