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Tag: biomimicry
Are Shoes Designed For Recycling Just Around The Corner? [Video]
Student Ammo Liao looked at how nature handles materials, and used this mindset to create Bio-Knit shoes, which can go right into the recycling bin.
Biomimicry Ideas: Natural Models for Sustainable Business Relationships and Interactions
As a design concept, biomimicry has been applied to everything from solar cells to air conditioning to the efficiency of web servers. Given those examples, as well as others you [ … ]
Delivering Nature’s Wisdom to Business
A biologist by training, Janice is a passionate proponent of using nature’s wisdom, based on billions of years of refinement, to discover “nonpolluting, energy-efficient manufacturing technologies” that can be applied to provide elegant design solutions for commercial enterprises.
Biomimicry: Bees Inspire the Efficiency and Communication of Web Servers
Inspired by the diverse kingdom also known as our biosphere, researchers are developing a new way to efficiently meet the demands of web users. The inspiration is derived from a [ … ]
Biomimicry: HVAC Inspired by Termites
Add this biomimetic project to the board! Architect, Mick Pierce and engineers at Arup Associates successfully took inspiration from nature when designing the heating and cooling system of the Eastgate [ … ]