BioInspired! So What? Now What!

Due to a conflict, the August 28th B3D webinar has been rescheduled - see 2014/09/16 B3D Webinar: Making B3D Real for details.

The home page of the BID Community website includes recent posts from GreenBiz while BioDreamMachine also has posts from Biomimicry News (check out the right panel).  I will merge new posts into Recent Updates in the future but listed them below Upcoming Events today.

Recent Updates:

• Camouflage sheet inspired by octopus  (BioDreamMachine Clipping)
• Adaptive optoelectronic camouflage system  (BioM Case)
• ‘Bio-inspired’ biodegradable surgical glues/patches  (BioM Case)
• Workshop on biomimetic methods (TRIZ and BioTRIZ)  (Event)
• Biomimicry and Responsible Innovation in SMEs European Landscape  (Event)
• Wall-walking robot based on Palmetto Tortoise Beetle  (BioM Case)

Upcoming Events:

• 2nd Biomimicry Europe Innovation and Finance Summit  Thu, 2014/09/04 - Fri, 2014/09/05
• Victoria Falls & Great Zambezi River Expedition  Sun, 2014/09/07 - Thu, 2014/09/11
• Biomimicry and Responsible Innovation in SMEs European Landscape  Mon, 2014/09/08
• B3D Webinar: Making B3D Real (07:00 PDT, 08:00 MDT, 09:00 CDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 17:00 EEST and 22:00 SGT)  Tue, 2014/09/16

Biomimicry Posts from GreenBiz:

• Janine Benyus: Nature has answers, if we ask the right questions
• Gecko-inspired dry adhesive, a slow-cooked disruptive innovation
• Z is for inspiration: How zoo life teaches us to solve problems
• Insect gears could change the way you look at engineering
• Adapting to climate change: Lessons from Mother Nature

Biomimicry News

• A semi-artificial leaf faster than 'natural' photosynthesis
• Engineering long-lasting joint lubrication by mimicking nature
• Researchers inspired by marine life to design camouflage systems
• Scientists discover the miracle of how geckos move, cling to ceilings
• How spiders spin silk