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"New research conducted by marine biologists reveals that the mantis shrimp Haptosquilla trispinosa uses a unique color vision system. [...] «Modern cameras struggle with the amount of data they take in due to increased pixel numbers. Maybe there is a more efficient way and the bio-inspiration provided by the shrimp could be the answer», Ms Thoen [lead author of study] concluded." Via Miguel Prazeres 
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"Turkey skin [...], can shift from red to blue to white, thanks to bundles of collagen that are interspersed with a dense array of blood vessels. [...] Seung-Wuk Lee, UC Berkeley associate professor of bioengineering, led a research team in mimicking this color-changing ability to create biosensors that can detect volatile chemicals." Via Miguel Prazeres
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"A researcher has figured out a way to take the power of natural glues and make non-toxic and incredibly strong synthetic adhesives. It could help do everything from securing broken bones to manufacturing cars." Via Miguel Prazeres
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"A new molecular communications system could beam messages and data underground, underwater or inside the body, where other forms of communication aren't practical. Plants and animals use molecular signaling all the time, from sweet-smelling flowers to insect pheromones. Bees, for example, use pheromones — signaling chemicals among animals — to alarm each other when there's a threat to the hive. Now, a team of researchers has shown that this chemical language can also be used to send messages in environments where electromagnetic signals can't be used, such as in tunnels, in pipelines or underwater. " Via Miguel Prazeres
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"In nature, there are communities of organisms that interact with each other and the nonliving parts of their environment. That’s what an ecosystem is. Living organisms include plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and more. We humans are part of the ecosystems we live in, but we don’t always contribute as much to the community as we could. Let’s look at ways some businesses have learned to start behaving more like cooperative members of nature. This story is about beer but can be applied to any business because it’s about how emulating an ecosystem can lead to less waste while supporting various industries." Via Miguel Prazeres
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From a video display inspired by butterfly wings to wind turbines that incorporate bumps like a whale fin, biomimicry could be the future of sustainability. Via Rowan Edwards, cyneth
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Bees, fish and birds can move in concert. So can cars, if we let nature guide our technology. Via Paulo Camargo, cyneth
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Presentation from VELUX Daylight Symposium 2013 in Copenhagen. For more information please visit www.thedaylightsite.com.
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A stairway to heaven? TERMITES are synonymous for most people with destruction. Given half a chance, they will chew up a house as soon as its owner’s back is...
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There will be a 5-day workshop on Biological and Bio-Inspired Information Theory at BIRS from Sunday the 26th to Friday the 31st of October, 2014. It's being organized by • Toby Berger (University of Virginia) • Andrew ...
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Biomimicry--a tool for creativity and innovation--has the potential to transform business practices to be in harmony with nature. Professor Jakki Mohr, Rege...
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Learn about the fascinating science of Biomimicry - studying nature's own design to improve the way we design and engineer everything from solar power to the...
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Scientists at Harvard University and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) hope new understanding of the natural nanoscale photonic device that enables a small marine animal to dynamically change its colors will inspire ...
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"Engineers intrigued by the toughness of mollusc shells, which are composed of brittle minerals, have found inspiration in their structure to make glass 200 times stronger than a standard pane. Counter-intuitively, the glass is strengthened by introducing a network of microscopic cracks, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday." Via Miguel Prazeres
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Biological systems offer design strategies for successfully adapting to an age of climate change and resource depletion. Insights from nature will be essential in creating a green and sustainable future for humankind. Via Miguel Prazeres
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From an arthropod to a virus, here are 10 of the most impressive bioinspired developments from the past year. Via Miguel Prazeres
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"In the field on controlling liquid movement on surfaces, super water-repellent surfaces have been well-documented. In contrast, comparatively fewer reports are available on the design of water pinning surfaces."
Photo details: Rose Petal, Umberto Salvagnin, 2008. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 International Licences. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rose_Petal.jpg Via Miguel Prazeres
Miguel Prazeres's curator insight,
January 15, 2014 4:40 AM
Neat work inspired by the water pinning properties of the rose petal, which result from cone-shaped continuous microprotrusion texture on its natural surfaces.
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From Mother Nature Network's John Platt: A wind turbine designed to incorporate the bumps on a whale's tail.
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Biomimicry is maybe the best idea you haven’t heard too much about.
The latest wave of biomimicry research has focused on the question of symbiosis, essentially nature’s cooperative exchanges. One place these exchanges show up is in extreme environments—like high up in the mountains or in the middle of a barren desert. In 2002, University of Washington researcher Russell Rodriguez was studying a grass that grows in geothermal hotsprings and discovered a fungi, an endophyte in the technical parlance, without which the grass could grow at such high temperatures.
Rodriguez decided to see if this fungi could be used to produce a drought tolerant plants. He isolated the fungal spores and sprayed them onto wheat seeds. The results were impressive. The wheat needed 50 percent less water, and could grow at much higher temperatures. Via cyneth
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"In recent years, the desire to emulate botanical processes for environmental benefit has inspired "design similes," such as cities that behave like forests, buildings that act as trees, or products that operate like plants. Although such comparisons serve to promote ideal goals, they are difficult to put into actual practice. Irvine, Calif.-based Newlight Technologies has found a way to achieve the latter objective, with a plastic that is made by mimicking the material production method of plants. AirCarbon is a type of polyester that is made from air rather than oil. Like plants, Newlight's "GHG-to-Plastic" process captures CO2 from the air, and isolates the carbon and oxygen elements. The company then polymerizes C and O and reassembles them into a long-chain thermopolymer. The resulting plastic is biodegradable, recyclable in multiple stages, and has programmable compostability." Via Miguel Prazeres, cyneth
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Janine Benyus: Biomimicry Is Innovation Inspired By Nature.
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Bio-inspired, biodegradable tissue adhesive surgical glues and patches Today's Medical Developments Gecko Biomedical, a French medical device company developing 'bio-inspired' biodegradable surgical glues and patches for wound closure, announces...
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San Francisco Mint Using the design of the San Francisco Museum at the Mint as an example, HOK's Paul Woolford authors a Wired blog post on “Biomimicry for an Innovative Built Environment.” “One could argue that the last ...
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It's time to re-think how we get around, so this year's Biomimicry Student Design Challenge is dedicated to solving problems in our transportation system. The challenge asks students to look to nature to come up with ways to ...
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Fabrication of Well-Defined Mushroom-Shaped Structures for Biomimetic Dry Adhesive by Conventional Photolithography and Molding (#Life #Science ▶ Fabrication of Well-Defined Mushroom-Shaped Structures for Biomimetic Dry Adhesive by Convent...
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