Biomimicry, or the study of how man uses nature to inspire innovation, has helped many companies design their products.

Many of our technological innovations have been based on natural design properties. Here are the seven best technologies inspired by the animal kingdom.

Nature is efficient, resource-conscious, and self-sustaining. The designs and processes developed have been tested over ...

Inefficiency doesn't last long in nature. That's why engineers and designers employ biomimicry, looking to Mother Nature for solutions to problems.

Biomimicry: Nature as the Ultimate Engineer Biomimicry, the practice of emulating nature's time-tested patterns and strategies, sits at the core of Clone's design philosophy.

A biomimicry example that humanity has ever known is silk. Originally, humans used this material as material, leading to the invention of one of the first fabrics. silkworms, one of the first ...

EcoSense explores three creative and wildly different examples of biomimicry. Sometimes Mother Nature could use a boost and when we work with her natural systems, she can reward us with a ...

Biomimicry – innovation inspired by forms, processes and systems found in nature – is a tool that allows companies to develop a new class of products and services.

The book, Biomimicry in Architecture, not only gives examples of where biomimicry has been used, but also answers some of the issues that naysayers raise.

Biomimicry is design inspired by nature. With 7 billion humans on Earth today -- and demand for natural resources growing, while supplies remain fixed -- people are looking for innovative ideas to ...