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Plant structures exhibit complex behaviors through unique shape changes and movements closely related to moisture factors. When the plants absorb moisture, their inside has a higher tension than their outside, so the entire structure is folded to closure or opened.
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
A science-based and highly interesting article on application possibilities - and as you may have guessed, structure design strikes again :)
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For a creature that spends all of its time scouring for poop to roll into a ball for dinner, it's pretty incredible that the dung beetle is also a master of the sky, using a primitive form of celestial navigation to make its way home after a lon
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
I can only recommend to look up articles conc these findings - it is most fascinating.
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A life cycle analysis of the "livMatS Biomimetic Shell" shows that it consumes 50% less material and has a 63% lower Global Warming Potential than conventional timber construction.
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
Beautiful and sensible - a perfect combination.
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Throughout history, humans have observed and sought inspiration from many aspects of nature to improve flight efficiency, maneuverability, and stability. And since the days of Leonardo da Vinci, nature-inspired design, also ...
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
The analysis of dragonfly wings came with the classic surprises for tech people; the data are now used to train machine learning models.
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Download a free ebook that covers the best of biomimicry. Here, we provide summarised versions of key concepts with resources for further learning.
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
This is one great resource - for articles, courses and more.
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🦋In a new example of biomimetics, a "barcode" integrated into smart textiles and inspired by butterfly wings has been developed.
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
Interesting info and link compilation on new trends in textiles
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Stephen Kellert found that nature’s tranquillity had the power to enrich the urban environment. Here is his biophilic design guide.
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Flying robots inspired by tree snakes may sound ridiculous, but they're closer than you might think to becoming a reality.
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Learn how nature is inspiring engineers to design new 3D printing materials and to find solutions for everyday problems with biomimicry!
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
Biomimicry & 3D Print
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In June 2018, the person behind the landing page Biognosis Blog starts a crowdfunding campaign to finance a product idea she's been having for many years. The card set Biognosis deploys the approach of the Trigger Picture Analysis.
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
Creative Problem Solving Tool
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39 Likes, 2 Comments - Elke Barbara Bachler (@kreawerft) on Instagram: “Day 17 of my crowdfunding campaign. Still into making potential customers and card sponsors aware…”
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A teaser picture for the Biognosis Card Set for Business & Technology (my own crowdfunding campaign).
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STARTS APRIL 2nd! Nature offers boundless inspiration for sustainable design, but how do we access the wealth of biological information available and apply it effectively to design? This project-oriented course provides an introduction to the tools and concepts of biomimicry, a new discipline that emulates nature’s best ideas and blueprints in order to solve human →
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
Online Education/Training Programme
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Scientists have developed a new prototype battery inspired by the anatomy of the human intestine, and the biologically informed approach could pave the way for much more powerful energy sources for our digital devices. Via Miguel Prazeres
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A small bird's nest-making inspires a nontoxic process for making cellulose gels.
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
I think that gels are most interesting materials, and if made from renewable materials without the need for toxic ingredients - perfect.
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"Mechanical engineers at the University of Alberta have teamed up with a renewable energy company to design and test wind turbines based on the wings of the world's heaviest soaring bird: the Andean condor."
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
For those who are into biomimicry - or into aviation engineering for that matter - this is not surprising. Imho, it shows there's still quite some room for improving cross-industry knowledge transfer. Plus, it *is* pleasing when biomimicry is used in renewable energy tech.
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Imagine a world in which these principles were what we thought students should know how to do. What if the purpose of school is and always has been, to quote Janine, to “create conditions conducive to life?
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
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The eight-armed, double-tentacled cuttlefish is a natural wonder of the deep. This group of intelligent marine creatures are not in fact fish, but rather molluscs that belong to the cephalopod class which include squid and octopus.
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
The cuttlefish is one hell of an inspiration for different technical appliances.
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'treescrapers' envisions the city as an ecosystem, its neighborhoods as forests, and its buildings as inhabited trees.
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
The work of architect Vincent Callebaut & team is always most impressive. Hope to see such cities one day.
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Elke B. Bachler's insight:
One of many fascinating AskNature articles!
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These are the top 10 Biomimicry examples of 2022. Each nature-inspired innovative business was selected by the Biomimicry Institute for the Ray of Hope Prize.
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The way polar bear paws help them walk safely on ice could lead to better traction for shoes, tires, and other products.
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In this video I try to explain why and how I use the learning from nature and the learning from patents to create my Biognosis Card Set - and what BIONIK/BIOMIMICRY…...
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
Video on TRIZ & Biomimicry / Bionik / Biophilia
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Finland aims to become a pioneer in the circular economy by 2025.the Green Alley Award – Europe's first startup prize specifically for the circular economy...
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Nature has a lot to teach us about well-adapted and responsive designs. With millennia of evolutionary trial and error, the solutions produced by the natural world have been tested by the most powerful of forces, nature itself. We can be inspired by and learn from the designs nature has developed and apply them to our …
Elke B. Bachler's insight:
Digital Design & Biomimicry
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"Many species of owl are able to hunt in effective silence by suppressing their noise at sound frequencies above 1.6 kilohertz (kHz) - over the range that can be heard by humans. Via Miguel Prazeres
Marcelo Errera's curator insight,
November 26, 2016 7:58 AM
Very interesting feature. Indeed Nature has undergone a long process of design evolution.
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