Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, a mistress above all masters, are laboring in vain. - Leonardo Da Vinci
Biomimicry - The practice of developing sustainable human technologies inspired by nature. Sometimes called Biomimetics or Bionics, it's basically biologically inspired engineering.
http://brainz.org/15-coolest-cases-biomimicry/
biomimicry! a big history of awesome!
ReplyDeletemy favorites were:
1) velcro
2) some variation on the "lotus effect" with quick-dry swimwear
3) self-healing plastics, maybe in polyester?! (might be a bit out of reach on our budget)
4) and playing with the fibonacci sequence/golden ratio.