Through most of the industrial age, we have been getting by on our own wits and inventions for new product designs. But now few savvy manufacturers are beginning look back at nature's laboratory to ...
A case study, "Biomimicry: Streamlining the Front End of Innovation for Environmentally Sustainable Products," shows that biomimicry, a relatively new field that seeks to emulate nature to find ...
Nature has already solved many of the problems businesses are struggling to fix, from energy efficiency to safer materials and smarter water systems. Biomimicry, the practice of emulating nature’s ...
To solve its hose-wear problem, engineers at Parker Hannifin turned to snake scales for inspiration. Parker Hannifin had a problem. One of its customers -- an Italian cement maker -- was having some ...
Sustainable innovation that drives biomimicry, says specialist Jane Toner. Sustainable innovation that drives biomimicry, says specialist Jane Toner. Sustainable innovation that drives biomimicry, ...
Michael Pawlyn believes in biomimicry -- the study of natural structures and processes in order to help solve man-made problems. The architect has founded his own architectural firm based on its ...