The core of biomimicry is that it uses nature as mentor, model, and measure, as articulated in Life's Principles.” ... The emulate element brings the principles, patterns, strategies, and functions found in nature to inform design.
"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."
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.
"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."
Neat work inspired by the water pinning properties of the rose petal, which result from cone-shaped continuous microprotrusion texture on its natural surfaces.
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.
"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."
Biomimicry: Design Innovation Inspired by Nature ... They have distilled patterns found across 99.9% of life on this planet – strategies that most organisms use to respond to our challenging and ever changing climate.
Doing biomimicry requires understanding not what your design will be but what it needs to do. Therefore, we organized nature's strategies according to functions that innovators might want to accomplish.
... and Technology Biomimicry or biomimetics is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems Los Angeles based B+U Architects, a design office recognized ...
US scientists have designed a super-grip plaster covered with microscopic needles to heal surgical wounds.
The "bed-of-needles" patch, inspired by a parasitic worm that lives in the guts of fish and clings on using its cactus-like spikes, fixes skin grafts firmly in place without the need for staples.
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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. "
"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."
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.
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