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- 1. Biomimicry A CONSTRUCTIVE IDEA FOR HUMAN BEING Submitted by: Neha
- 2. BIOMIMICRY From bios means life and mimesis means to imitate. Studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems.
- 3. Q. How may biomimicry changes our lives? If we want to consciously emulate nature's genius, we need to look at nature differently. In biomimicry, we look at: Nature as model. Nature as measure. Nature as mentor.
- 4. 9 Basic Principles Of Biomimicry Nature runs on sunlight. Nature uses only the energy it needs. Nature fits form to function. Nature recycles everything. Nature rewards cooperation. Nature banks on diversity. Nature demands local expertise. Nature curbs excesses from within. Nature taps the power of limits.
- 5. Innovations inspired by Nature Across the globe, there has been a steady increase in biomimetic innovations. Help to design and deploy products and services in more sustainable ways. There are ample examples of such innovations.
- 6. Kingfisher-Inspired Bullet Train • The Kingfisher birds have specialized beaks allowing them to dive into water to hunt while making a minimal splash. • Utilizing this new nose, the next generation 500 series trains. • To make it more aerodynamic.
- 7. Shark skin Inspired Floormat • Sharkskin has a antimicrobial property. • Many companies have designed floormat after getting inspiration from sharkskin.
- 8. Tentacle-Inspired Prosthetic Arm • Tentacles provided an ideal model, gripping objects with a simple curling motion.
- 9. GECKO CLIMBING FEET • A pair of climbing pads capable of supporting a human’s weight. • Each pad is covered with adhesive tiles bearing saw tooth-shaped polymer structures about the width of a human hair that create an adhesion force when they’re pulled on.
- 10. Lotus Inspired Paint • A German Company, ISPO spent four years researching this phenomenon and has developed a paint with similar properties. • The micro-rough surface of the paint pushes away dust and dirt, diminishing the need to wash the outside of a house.
- 11. Termite den Inspired Office building • Mick Pearce applied the concept of termite den on the 333,000 square- foot Eastgate Centre. • It uses 90 percent less energy to heat and cool than traditional buildings. Eastgate Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe
- 12. FUTURE INNOVATIONS: Sources (nature) Ant colony network Chimpanzees Sharks Wood pecker Bat Fish sensitivity Bees Spider silk Innovations Repair system. Medicinal research. Antibiotics, cure to cancer. Force opposer in helmets, for boxers. Ultra-cane (walking cane). Fish robots to search for pollution in water. Bee-robots to exploit other planets. Elastics and tensile materials.
- 13. IDENTIFY NEW CHALLENGES Don’t ask “what do you want to design?” (an air conditioner) Ask “what do you want your design to do?” (make people feel cooler) Ask “why?” multiple times.
- 14. ADVANTAGES To create products, processes and policies. To create new ways of living. To create suitable products with great performance. To save energy and cut material costs (Economical). To redefine and eliminate waste. To solve human problems. Employment.
- 15. LIMITATIONS Getting the right people around the table is one of the first drawbacks. Overexploitation. Misuse against nature. Biomimicry needs detailed cross disciplinary thinking. Constraints aren't always a designers best friend.
- 16. FINAL WORDS If we are willing to make progress, we cannot rely on the small scale improvement, we need to re- think challenges from the First principle and using Biomimicry to achieve them. The more our world function like the natural world, the more likely we are to endure on this home that is ours, but not ours alone.
Editor's Notes
- It is the imitation of models, systems and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems.
- Nature as model: Biomimicry is a new science that studies nature’s models and then emulates these forms, process, systems, and strategies to solve human problems – sustainably. The Biomimicry Guild and its collaborators have developed a practical designtool, called the Biomimicry Design-Spiral-for-using-nature-as-model. Nature as measure: Biomimicry uses an ecological standard to judge the sustainability of our innovations. After 3.8 billion years of evolution, nature has learned what works and what lasts. Nature as measure is captured in Life’s Principles and is embedded in the evalute step of the Biomimicry-Desig-Spiral. Nature as mentor: Biomimicry is a new way of viewing and valuing nature. It introduces an era based not on what we can extract from the natural world, but what we can learn from it. Nature as model. Biomimicry is a new science that studies Nature’s models and then imitates or takes inspiration from these designs and processes to solve human problems. Nature as measure. Biomimicry uses an ecological standard to judge “rightness” of our innovations. Nature as mentor. Biomimicry is a new way of viewing and valuing Nature.
- Humans have been gaining inspiration from nature for many thousands of years, yet as a formal concept "biomimicry" – which explores how we can learn from nature to solve human problems – is more recent.
- The fastest train in the world at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, Japan’s Shinkansen Bullet Train was a marvel of modern technology. But there was one major problem after its initial debut: noise. Each time the train emerged from the tunnel, it caused a change in air pressure that caused thunder-like sounds that were a nuisance from a quarter of a mile away. The train’s chief engineer, a bird-watcher, had an idea: taking inspiration from the shape of a bird’s beak to make it more aerodynamic. The resulting design was based on the narrow profile of a kingfisher’s beak, resulting in a quieter train that also consumes 15% less electricity and goes 10% faster than before.
- Sharkskin is made up of countless overlapping scales called dermal denticles (or "little skin teeth"). The denticles have grooves running down their length in alignment with water flow. These grooves disrupt the formation of eddies, or turbulent swirls of slower water, making the water pass by faster. The rough shape also discourages parasitic growth such as algae and barnacles. Scientists have been able to replicate dermal denticles in swimsuits (which are now banned in major competition) and the bottom of boats. Scientists are applying the technique to create surfaces in hospitals that resist bacteria growth — the bacteria can't catch hold on the rough surface. What we found is that as the shark skin membrane moves, there is a separation of flow. The denticles create a low-pressure zone, called a leading-edge vortex, as the water moves over the skin.
- Why would a prosthetic arm for humans take its shape from the appendage of another creature? For Kaylene Kau, designer of this fascinating concept, it comes down to study of the way prosthetics are actually used. Says Kau, “Through extensive research I found that the prosthetic functioned as an assistant to the dominant functioning hand. The prosthetic needed to be both flexible and adjustable in order to accommodate a variety of different grips.” Tentacles provided an ideal model, gripping objects with a simple curling motion.
- How do geckos climb up vertical surfaces without falling off? The secret lies within tiny little hairs covering their toes. Researchers have managed to mimic the biomechanics of gecko feetin a pair of climbing pads capable of supporting a human’s weight. Each pad is covered with adhesive tiles bearing sawtooth-shaped polymer structures about the width of a human hair that create an adhesion force when they’re pulled on.
- The lotus flower is sort of like the sharkskin of dry land. The flower’s micro-rough surface naturally repels dust and dirt particles, keeping its petals sparkling clean. If you’ve ever looked at a lotus leaf under a microscope, you’ve seen a sea of tiny nail-like protuberances that can fend off specks of dust. When water rolls over a lotus leaf, it collects anything on the surface, leaving a clean and healthy leaf behind. A German company, Ispo, spent four years researching this phenomenon and has developed a paint with similar properties. The micro-rough surface of the paint pushes away dust and dirt, diminishing the need to wash the outside of a house
- Termite dens look otherworldly, but they are surprisingly comfortable places to live. While the temperature outside swings wildly throughout the day from lows in the 30s to highs over 100, the inside of a termite den holds steady at a comfortable (to a termite) 87 degrees. Mick Pearce, architect of Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, studied the cooling chimneys and tunnels of termite dens. He applied those lessons to the 333,000 square-foot Eastgate Centre, which uses 90 percent less energy to heat and cool than traditional buildings. The building has large chimneys that naturally draw in cool air at night to lower the temperature of the floor slabs, just like termite dens. During the day, these slabs retain the coolness, greatly reducing the need for supplemental air conditioning.
- Don’t ask “what do you want to design?” (an air conditioner) Ask “what do you want your design to do?” (make people feel cooler) Ask “why?” multiple times. (Challenge: Air conditioners use lots of energy because they use heat to dry desiccants that dehumidify air and then they must cool the heated air.) Why use desiccants? (To dry the air) Why do the units dry air? (Because high humidity makes air feel warmer) Why are they using heat? (To drive the moisture out of the desiccant so it can be reused) So, you want a design to pull moisture out of air and cool the air!
- It is to nurture and grow a global community of people who are learning from, emulating, and conserving life’s genius to create a healthier, more sustainable planet.