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What is Biomimicry?
Itis the process of emulating nature’s
technologies in order to help the human
species thrive here on earth while
impacting nature less
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Biomimicry has been used to:
Separate salt from water with power
Sequester carbon while increasing the
fertility of soils and water
Spin CO2 into durable plastics the
biodegrade
Travel without harmful emissions or
congestion
Stay germ-free without developing
antibiotic resistance
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Learning Efficiency from Kingfishers
The Shinkansen Bullet
Train of the West Japan
Railway Company is the
fastest train in the world,
traveling 200 miles per
hour. The problem?
Noise. Air pressure
changes produced
large thunder claps
every time the train
emerged from a tunnel,
causing residents one- http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/ca
quarter a mile away to se-studies/case-
studies/transportation.html
complain.
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Environmental Innovations
Solar cells inspired by leaves
Self-cleaning surfaces inspired by lotus
plant
Fog harvesting inspired by a desert beetle
Building Material from CO2 inspired by
molluscs
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Medical Innovations
Wound healing inspired by flies
Pacemaker replacement inspired by
humpback whales
Bacterial control inspired by barberry
Vaccines without refrigeration inspired by
resurrection plant
Lorna Campbell
From: http://www.n100best.org/list.html
