As the name implies, biomimicry is the discipline of designing products by mimicking phenomena that already exist in biology and nature. The best-known example of this approach is Velcro, which was ...

In the never-ending hunt for new designs that jump, pump, or run faster and better, scientists are finding inspiration in nature. The field of biomimicry blurs boundaries between living things -- like ...

Nature is full of technologies, if you think of technologies as just tools for living. Take the frog tongue: to catch a glimpse of a frog's tongue in action, you have to be pretty sharp, or determined ...

The future of robotics is in biomimicry - copying designs already perfected by nature. From Festo's BionicBee to Boston ...

You’ve probably seen ads for IBM’s SmarterCity initiative, a program that uses the company’s information technology to help municipal governments create healthier, more intelligent urban environments ...

We live in the Anthropocene, a time that privileges the human experience above all else. The planet is continually harmed and exploited, making people seemingly oblivious to the human interactions ...

In the final chapter in our Biomimicry Challenge, we ask the clients if they think nature can help solve their business problems. Richard Graves, vice president of community for the U.S. Green ...

Biomimicry comes from two Greek words: Bio meaning life and mimesis meaning imitate. So, biomimicry is the science of watching how things are done in nature and using those properties to solve human ...