I just saw this highly inspiring TED Talk from Janine Benyus on biomimicry. In this talk Benyus describes how nature solves certain problems and how mankind can copy these solutions and remix them into new inventions and new technologies.
What is biomimicry then? Well, according to Wikipedia biomimicry is:
“(from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is an ancient concept recently returning to scientific thought that examines nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements— and emulates or takes inspiration from them to solve human problems sustainably. Scientific and engineering literature often uses the term Biomimetics for the process of understanding and applying biological principles to human designs. This includes biomaterials, [...]
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