The results are in, and once again they tell an interesting story. In our most recent poll, we asked if you are employing biomimicry as a source of innovation inspiration. The results can be seen to ...

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 ...

Last week I participated in a PDMA SecondLife panel discussion on green innovation. The event was very well attended with so many people asking to attend that some were turned away due to capacity ...

Janine Benyus, world-renowned biologist, discusses her leading edge work in Biomimicry, learning from nature to live ...

The first thing you notice about the entomology collections department, Lepidoptera division, at the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History is a faint, elusively familiar odor. Mothballs. I briefly ...

The Ray of Hope Prize competition gives startups a chance to get their biomimetic innovations to market; entrepreneurs with nature-inspired design solutions for climate mitigation, carbon ...

How does nature make durable materials like corals without heat or a kiln? How do peacock feathers get their beautiful colors? And how do geckos stick to all kinds of surfaces, allowing them to run up ...

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Windows that prevent bird collisions by mimicking the UV-reflective qualities of spider webs; a train that travels faster, uses less energy and makes less noise after it was redesigned to resemble a ...

What do sunflowers, lotus leaves, owls and sea urchins have in common? Designers are imitating both the way they look and the way they work to create better-functioning products for the home -- a ...