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Seedkit: design concepts learned from Pacific Northwest forests

How does the Northwest Forest evaporate such large volumes of rainwater?  And how can our buildings and infrastructure mimic those strategies to reduce polluted runoff?

2017/03/30 - 18:52 biomimicry, forest ecosystem, stormwater
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Science of Seeing: Essays on Nature from Zygote Quarterly

Availabie in paperbook and Kindle formats, and for Canadians at Amazon.ca....

2017/07/20 - 13:09 Adelheid Fischer, books, Zygote Quarterly
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San Diego Zoo Center for Bioinspiration

2013/08/18 refreshed description and articles

The Centre for Bioinspiration has been established to advance the creation of nature-inspired products, services, and processes that benefit humanity, wildlife, and habitats. The Centre...

2013/01/10 - 20:34 business incubator, research, san diego zoo
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Royal Society "Bioinspiration of new technologies" Videos

On June 27/205, The Royal Society presented a workshop on Bioinspiration of New Technologies: "Biological structures and processes have benefited from billions of years of refinement during the process...

2015/07/07 - 16:06 bio-inspiration, Royal Society
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Robots, the bizarre and the beautiful

“Nature is a rich source of design ideas,” notes Bruno Siciliano, robotics researcher and dissemination officer for EURON. “Nature has...

2008/10/06 - 11:10 research
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RI3 Biomimesis: International, Interuniversity and Interinstitutional Network of Biomimesis Studies

Translated from Spanish via Google.  Thanks to Dr. Manuel Quirós for the pointer.

Welcome to the RI 3 BIOMIMESIS website, a space where you will find relevant content from an emerging group of experts in one of the most disruptive disciplines of the 21st century,...

2020/03/29 - 11:44 biomimicry, collaboration, network
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Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological Appraisal

Abstract: Effective bioinspiration requires dialogue between designers and biologists, and this dialogue must be rooted in a shared scientific understanding of living systems. To support learning from “nature’s overarching design lessons” the Biomimicry Institute...

2023/09/05 - 14:00 bio-inspired design, biomimicry, principles
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Research Projects of the St.F.X. Biomechanics Laboratory

St. Frances Xavier University (Nova Scotia) is engaged in research on:

  • elastin, lamprin and myxinin (comparative study of non-collagen based carilages)
  • microfibrils and role in elasticity of arteries
  • abductin (provides passive but rapid and efficient opening...
2008/11/03 - 14:34 research
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Research in Germany: Germany: Europe's leader in science

The site includes references to a large number of projects, including biotechnology (including plant genome research and bioplastics), the...

2007/06/24 - 13:49 websites
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Regenerative Design and Ecosystem Biomimicry (Dr Maibritt Pedersen Zari)

This book examines and defines the field of biomimicry for sustainable built environment design and goes on to translate ecological knowledge into practical methodologies for architectural and urban design that can proactively respond to climate change and biodiversity loss....

2018/06/04 - 09:27 architecture, biomimicry, Biomimicry in the Built Environment, book, Ecology, regeneration, sustainability
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