The 15 Coolest Cases of Biomimicry

By Miss Cellania in Science & Tech on Feb 6, 2009 at 12:10 am


Biomimicry – The practice of developing sustainable human technologies inspired by nature. Sometimes called Biomimetics or Bionics, it’s basically biologically inspired engineering.

After all, who is a better designer than Mother Nature? See 15 examples of technology inspired by nature, from Gecko Tape, which sticks the same way a gecko’s feet stick to a wall, to planes and spacecrafts that heal their own ruptures, like our skin does. Link -Thanks, Kiltak!


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  1. Johnny Cat
    Feb 6th, 2009 at 12:56 am

    So glad to see Velcro as the first example. I just had to pull burrs out of my cat’s tail, and it truly is the same concept.


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