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Swim like a fish : copying shark scales -- Body armor of the future : strength of fish scales -- Stronger than Kevlar : spider web strong -- Pinecone fashion coming soon to a mall near you? -- Cleaning like a lotus leaf -- Robosquids and jet propulsion -- Mantis shrimp eye impro…
Engineers and inventors have long examined God's creation to understand and copy complex, proven mechanics of design in the science known as biomimicry. Much of this inspiration is increasingly drawn from amazing aspects of nature, including insects to plants to man in search of…
Controlling the properties of materials by modifying their composition and by manipulating the arrangement of atoms and molecules is a dream that can be achieved by nanotechnology. As one of the fastest developing and innovative -- as well as well-funded -- fields in science, na…
Controlling the properties of materials by modifying their composition and by manipulating the arrangement of atoms and molecules is a dream that can be achieved by nanotechnology. As one of the fastest developing and innovative -- as well as well-funded -- fields in science, na…
Controlling the properties of materials by modifying their composition and by manipulating the arrangement of atoms and molecules is a dream that can be achieved by nanotechnology. As one of the fastest developing and innovative -- as well as well-funded -- fields in science, na…
The nature of innovation -- A new golden age. The next industrial revolution ; Going with the flow ; Catching the worldwide wave -- Biomimicry at work. Secrets from the sea ; Scales and feathers ; The bee's knees ; Spores and seeds ; Wampum -- The nature of change. The corporate…
An introduction to the scientific practice through which natural models are inspiring innovative solutions to pressing industrial challenges examines such examples as wind turbines based on whale fins and cockroach-emulating prosthetic limbs.
The wave of the future has been around since the beginning of time: it is called Nature. Let inventor and entrepreneur Jay Harman introduce you to stunning solutions to some of the world's thorniest problems. Why does the bumblebee have better aerodynamics than a 747? How can co…
Jay Harman tells us how the natural world will help us overcome the 21st century's biggest industrial problems. Looking at why the bumblebee has better aerodynamics than a 747, how copying a butterfly wing may reduce the world's lighting energy bill by 80% and how perfect rubber…
The wave of the future has been around since the beginning of time: it is called Nature. Let inventor and entrepreneur Jay Harman introduce you to stunning solutions to some of the world's thorniest problems. Why does the bumblebee have better aerodynamics than a 747? How can co…
An introduction to the scientific practice through which natural models are inspiring innovative solutions to pressing industrial challenges examines such examples as wind turbines based on whale fins and cockroach-emulating prosthetic limbs.
Technological advances have greatly increased the potential for, and practicability of, using medical neurotechnologies to revolutionize how a wide array of neurological and nervous system diseases and dysfunctions are treated. These technologies have the potential to help reduc…
