Presentation on Biomimicry. What is Biomimicry? How it resolves the Complex human problems? Janine Benyus about Biomimicry Few Biomimicry.

1. BIOMIMICRYN A T U R E to R E A L W O R L D

2. Imitation of the models, systems, and
elements of nature for the purpose of
solving complex human problems.
BIOMIMICRY
WHAT?

3. Fascinated by Phenomenon of flight, Leonardo da
Vinci produced detailed studies of flight of birds and
plans for several machines, including a helicopter an a
light hang glider which could have flown.
Leonardo da Vinci
(1452–1519)
BIOMIMICRY
ORGIN

4. BIOMIMICRY
OBJECTIVE
MODEL
MEASURE
MENTOR
Nature as
emphasizes
sustainability Janine Benyus
Innovation Inspired by Nature
Natural Sciences Writer
1982

5. MIMICRY
Few
from NATURE

6. Bees are more than busy; they’re nimble, too. Despite their limited brainpower, individuals can
sense what job the colony needs done and set at it instinctively. A problem with complex human
infrastructure, such as the electrical grid, is that its various parts don’t talk to each other. Grid
components don’t monitor the whole grid. Regen Energy turns a company’s uncommunicative
power-sucking appliances and machines into a network, able to balance loads during pricey
peak-power periods when electricity is expensive, or worse, unreliable. The company provides
controllers that communicate wirelessly with each other to maximize efficiency, keeping every
bee in the hive in sync.
HIVE MIND
MANAGES THE GRID

7. After a hunting trip in the Alps in 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mestral’s dog was covered in
burdock burrs. Mestral put one under his microscope and discovered a simple design of hooks
that nimbly attached to fur and socks. After years of experimentation, he invented Velcro — and
earned U.S. Patent 2,717,437 in September 1955. Benyus said it is probably the best-known and
most commercially successful instance of biomimicry. Correction: This slide originally stated that
the patent was earned in October 1952; that is when it was filed.
VELCRO

8. When China hosted the Beijing Olympics in 2008, it wowed the world with architectural feats,
chief among them the swimming center, dubbed the Watercube. The Watercube’s design is
based on the structure of soap bubbles, giving it a natural feel and earthquake resistance.The
walls of the rectangular facility are made of large bubbles, both in form and function. Each
bubble is a pillow of rugged plastic. The bubbles, which are just 0.008 inch thick, trap hot air
from the sun that’s then circulated to heat the pools. The plastic is resistant to damage from
sunlight, weather and even dust. It’s also easy to clean. When it rains, grime from Beijing’s thick
smog is swept away.For purists, the watercube doesn’t qualify as biomimicry. Bubbles — felici-
tous interactions of gas and liquid — are a physical, not biological, phenomenon.
WATERCUBE

9. FROM
TERMITES HOW
TO CREATE
SUSTAINABLE
BUILDINGS

10. MIMICRY
May Be
from NATURE

11. COLOUR
COMBINATIONS
FROM NATURE

12. WIRES & SYSTEM

13. Architect

14. PATTERNS
& DESIGN

15. youThank
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