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Article: Butterfly wings inspire a better way to absorb light in solar panels
The wings of a butterfly have inspired a new type of solar cell that can harvest light twice as efficiently as before and could one day improve our solar panels. https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/19/16503258/butterfly-wings-engineering-solar-cell-energy-biomimicry
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Video: What is Biomimicry?
Biomimicry Is Innovation Inspired By Nature. Learn more in this video by Fast Company that speaks to Janine Benyus founder of the Biomimicry Institute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBUpnG1G4yQ
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Video: Bats advancing human technology
Bats are known for their bony wings and fast flight. Researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island are studying these characteristics to determine how bats can advance human technology. https://www.pbs.org/video/bats-can-advancing-human-technology-zwsvpq/
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Student Example: Nature inspired industrial design sneaker by student
Example of nature inspired industrial design sneaker by RISD student Drawing example
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Student example: Bio-inspired drawing samples
To get you ready for the project of doing a nature-inspired drawing informed by the topic of pollinator decline and biodiversity loss. here are some examples First year engineering design drawings focusing on biomimicry, biomimetics and bio-inspired design. ISSUU link
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Ask Nature: Biomimicry Lesson Resource
Check out this Biomimicry resource by Ask Nature, a digital platform that connects innovators with the knowledge, ideas, and people that will enable them to imagine and develop circular and resilient solutions to society’s greatest challenges.This resource is expansive and includes Biomimicry curriculum, videos and more. This resource includes nature’s strategies worthy of copying. Explore…
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Article: The best of biomimicry: Here’s 7 brilliant examples of nature-inspired design
Sometimes the best solution to a problem isn’t alway the most complex, and, similarly, the best answer isn’t always a new one one. While us humans may just be getting our feet wet (relatively speaking) with ingenuity, the animal kingdom has millennia of evolutionary trial-and-error to learn from… See some cool examples here
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Video: From mach-20 glider to hummingbird drone| TED
“What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?” asks Regina Dugan, then director of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In this breathtaking talk she describes some of the extraordinary projects — a robotic hummingbird, a prosthetic arm controlled by thought, and, well, the internet — that her agency…
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Video: Biomimicry Global Design Challenge 2015 – Jube
Edible insects may be one of the answers to our global food crisis. They are high in protein and rich in essential micronutrients, such as iron and zinc. They also don’t need as much space as livestock, emit lower levels of greenhouse gases, and have an extremely high feed conversion rate. The BioX team from…
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Slide Show: Nature inspired architecture and cities: Futurist Architect Vincent Callebaut
Mind blowing architectural and city planning designs such as floating villages 3D-printed from algae and plastic waste and rebuilding demolished cities with self-sustaining urban farm bridges that run on solar power and hydroponic systems. See the awesome slide show
