How Lobster Eyes Inspired a Radiant Heater
Inventor and entrepreneur Roger Johnson turned what he learned in an article in Scientific American into a lobster-inspired radiant heater that saves energy and costs.
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Sea Creatures Inspire Bottle Design
Inspired by diatoms and radiolarians, a new bottle used biomimicry as a basis for its new design.
A Toolkit for Learning About Biomimicry
Explore the lectures, videos, exercises, case studies, and other resources included in the toolkit.
Four Student-Designed, Nature-Inspired Transportation Solutions
102 university teams from around entered the Biomimicry Student Design Challenge.
Taking a Pounding: How Woodpeckers Avoid Concussions
Woodpecker adaptations can inspire designs that prevent impact and vibration damage.
What Can Makers Learn from Dragonfly Sex?
Nature is a rich source of inspiration for how to attach two things together. From dragonfly heads, to ivy on walls, to cockleburs on fur, nature has been doing it for millennia, and can teach us some new tricks.
