Tidal Power System — Inspired by Swimming Fish
This tidal power system mimics the uniform swimming patterns of fish like tuna, mackerel and sharks. Unlike these fish, the bioStream does not move freely through the water but instead it’s anchored to the ocean floor. These lightweight power plants rotate with the tides to generate electricity from the moving water. Just like the animals living in the ocean deep, these devices move with the the ebb and flow of the ocean and their streamlined shape protects them when extreme conditions prevail.
Efficient Color Electronic Screens — Inspired by the Wing of a Butterfly
A butterfly’s wings are one of nature’s most remarkable materials. These tiny but complex structures reflect light in such a way that specific wavelengths interfere with each other to create intensely vivid colors one could only find in nature. By carefully studying this process, engineers at Qualcomm have been able to mimic this effect, allowing them to develop a system that produces colored electronic screens that are extremely efficient and can be viewed under any light conditions.
[...] glue that mimics mussels sticking to rocks in a unforgiving marine environment. Extra points for biomimicry! [...]
Hi all, when I saw this I was istantly reminded of Antoni Gaudi and how he has used things in nature to inspire him. See also illustrations from the “GENERAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE ORGANISMS” by Ernst Haechel
Check out more biomimicry examples @ The Biomimicry Exhibit: Innovation Inspired by Nature during the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven (NL)
Dear Friends,
Is nature or its DESIGNER superb?! Is Mercedes AMG C 650 or the designers of it a good question to compare your first question too?
It really is amazing how exceptionally beautiful nature is and how much we still have to learn from it.
superb
And dont forget the paint that cleans itself of dirt by having bead sof water roll over it- based on the surface traits of the lotus petal. To me bio-mimicry highlights how preservation of species and land can be a selfish act – look at all the cool stuff we could get.
Love this! Mother Nature is a fantastic designer!
I wonder if hoodie pockets were inspired by kangaroo pouches. Okay, that is possibly a lame example but I agree that biomimicry rules.
Wow. Who knew? Just goes to show you how brilliant nature is…too bad our technology too often leads to its destruction.
so many of the best designs employ bio-mimicry. it’s a shame that so many think it’s necessary to re-invent the wheel.